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November 11, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday November 13, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Holy Angels RC Church, 465 Main Street, Little Falls, NJ, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Cedar Crest resident for seven years, mother and grandmother.
Irene B. Pellegrino, age 80 of Pompton Plains, died unexpectedly yet peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. She had enjoyed a great dinner the night before with her family. Irene was born in Passaic, New Jersey, where she also grew up. In fact, she kept in close contact with many of her grammar school friends and would get together for lunch with them regularly. While in her 20's, Irene met a nice gentleman named Hank who used to fill up her tank with gas at the local station. She enjoyed talking with him and found herself going to his gas station to fill up all the time, even if it was out of her way. Well, the young man finally caught on and asked her on a date. The rest is history, as Irene and Henry were married in 1959 and enjoyed nearly thirty years together before his untimely passing in 1988.
After they married, they lived for a brief while in an apartment next to the service station that Henry owned. Then, in 1962 they moved to Little Falls. It was here that they raised their family and where active members at the Holy Angels RC Church. Irene was always actively helping the Felician Sisters as well; she would drive them places, have them over to the house, or simply volunteer her time where she was needed. Her sons recall how their mom loved to ride her bike around the neighborhood in Little Falls. She was an accomplished bowler, and loved to root them on during their sports games. They especially remember their family vacations with mom every summer in Wildwood, NJ, where they made many memories together.
The arrival of grandchildren gave her spirit a much needed lift after having lost her husband. Each of those kids gave her more energy, and they brought joy and happiness deep in her heart. She was particularly overjoyed to attend the First Communion of her twin grand-daughters just this past May. This was a milestone that she had hoped for many years to achieve, and she most certainly did. Her grandchildren will all miss her dearly.
Irene leaves behind her dear children; Mark Pellegrino and his wife Lynne of Wayne, Brian Pellegrino and is wife Roselle of Alpharetta, Georgia, and Henry Pellegrino Jr. and his wife Marilyn of West Milford, seven grandchildren; Joseph, Jessica, and Julia Pellegrino of Wayne, Michael and Brendan of Alpharetta, Georgia, and Anthony and Cristina of West Milford, two sisters; Sally Gennaro of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Helen Zolcinski of Whiting, NJ, and one brother; Raymond Pozder of Manchester, NJ. She was also very close with her two sister-in-laws; Yolanda Hansen and Theresa Joyce as well as her brother-in-law; Genarro Pellegrino. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by three brothers.
Memorial donations in Irene's name, if friends so wish, may be made to the American Heart Association, One Union Street, Robbinsville, NJ 08691.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday November 13, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Holy Angels RC Church, 465 Main Street, Little Falls, NJ, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
November 11, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday November 13, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Holy Angels RC Church, 465 Main Street, Little Falls, NJ, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Cedar Crest resident for seven years, mother and grandmother.
Irene B. Pellegrino, age 80 of Pompton Plains, died unexpectedly yet peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. She had enjoyed a great dinner the night before with her family. Irene was born in Passaic, New Jersey, where she also grew up. In fact, she kept in close contact with many of her grammar school friends and would get together for lunch with them regularly. While in her 20's, Irene met a nice gentleman named Hank who used to fill up her tank with gas at the local station. She enjoyed talking with him and found herself going to his gas station to fill up all the time, even if it was out of her way. Well, the young man finally caught on and asked her on a date. The rest is history, as Irene and Henry were married in 1959 and enjoyed nearly thirty years together before his untimely passing in 1988.
After they married, they lived for a brief while in an apartment next to the service station that Henry owned. Then, in 1962 they moved to Little Falls. It was here that they raised their family and where active members at the Holy Angels RC Church. Irene was always actively helping the Felician Sisters as well; she would drive them places, have them over to the house, or simply volunteer her time where she was needed. Her sons recall how their mom loved to ride her bike around the neighborhood in Little Falls. She was an accomplished bowler, and loved to root them on during their sports games. They especially remember their family vacations with mom every summer in Wildwood, NJ, where they made many memories together.
The arrival of grandchildren gave her spirit a much needed lift after having lost her husband. Each of those kids gave her more energy, and they brought joy and happiness deep in her heart. She was particularly overjoyed to attend the First Communion of her twin grand-daughters just this past May. This was a milestone that she had hoped for many years to achieve, and she most certainly did. Her grandchildren will all miss her dearly.
Irene leaves behind her dear children; Mark Pellegrino and his wife Lynne of Wayne, Brian Pellegrino and is wife Roselle of Alpharetta, Georgia, and Henry Pellegrino Jr. and his wife Marilyn of West Milford, seven grandchildren; Joseph, Jessica, and Julia Pellegrino of Wayne, Michael and Brendan of Alpharetta, Georgia, and Anthony and Cristina of West Milford, two sisters; Sally Gennaro of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Helen Zolcinski of Whiting, NJ, and one brother; Raymond Pozder of Manchester, NJ. She was also very close with her two sister-in-laws; Yolanda Hansen and Theresa Joyce as well as her brother-in-law; Genarro Pellegrino. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by three brothers.
Memorial donations in Irene's name, if friends so wish, may be made to the American Heart Association, One Union Street, Robbinsville, NJ 08691.
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