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March 2, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home where an 8:30 PM Funeral Service will be held.
Friends and family will meet 10 AM on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then proceed to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover for the committal service.
Julia C. Burdi(Caruso) age 99 of Riverdale, formerly of Pompton Lakes died on Monday, March 1, 2010 with the comfort of her family by her side.
She was born in the Province of Benevento Italy in the town of Vitalano and came to this country at the age of seven. The family settled in Dover and lived in Newark before moving to Pompton Lakes in 1959.
Julia’s father, John Caruso, came to this country in 1912 and settled in Dover, NJ where he found work in a factory. Five years later he was able to save enough money to have his wife Rose(Pedicini) Caruso and six children(Anthony, Marie, Philomena, Menanto, Angela and Julia) join him. Eventually work led the family to live in Newark, NJ. They moved to Pompton Lakes in 1959 and tragically Louis died just a year later in 1960.
Julia was an extremely independent woman and dedicated to her family. For many years her home was where Christmas and many family gatherings would take place. On all these occasions she would make Italian specialties such as meatballs, sausage and braciole. Her legacy lives on as she taught her son John to make the best meatballs.
Julia was a parishioner of St Marys RC Church, Pompton Lakes and a member of the Riverdale Seniors.
She was the beloved wife of seventeen years to Louis Burdi(1960); loving mother of the late Rosalyn Cook(1989) and Maria V. McKenna of Riverdale and John L. Burdi and his wife Alice of Jefferson Twp.; cherished grandmother of five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; loved sister of Anthony Caruso of Brooklyn, NY and the late Marie, Philomena, Menanto and Angela.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Lakes/Riverdale 1st Aid Squad, 700 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home where an 8:30 PM Funeral Service will be held.
Friends and family will meet 10 AM on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then proceed to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover for the committal service.
March 2, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home where an 8:30 PM Funeral Service will be held.
Friends and family will meet 10 AM on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then proceed to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover for the committal service.
Julia C. Burdi(Caruso) age 99 of Riverdale, formerly of Pompton Lakes died on Monday, March 1, 2010 with the comfort of her family by her side.
She was born in the Province of Benevento Italy in the town of Vitalano and came to this country at the age of seven. The family settled in Dover and lived in Newark before moving to Pompton Lakes in 1959.
Julia’s father, John Caruso, came to this country in 1912 and settled in Dover, NJ where he found work in a factory. Five years later he was able to save enough money to have his wife Rose(Pedicini) Caruso and six children(Anthony, Marie, Philomena, Menanto, Angela and Julia) join him. Eventually work led the family to live in Newark, NJ. They moved to Pompton Lakes in 1959 and tragically Louis died just a year later in 1960.
Julia was an extremely independent woman and dedicated to her family. For many years her home was where Christmas and many family gatherings would take place. On all these occasions she would make Italian specialties such as meatballs, sausage and braciole. Her legacy lives on as she taught her son John to make the best meatballs.
Julia was a parishioner of St Marys RC Church, Pompton Lakes and a member of the Riverdale Seniors.
She was the beloved wife of seventeen years to Louis Burdi(1960); loving mother of the late Rosalyn Cook(1989) and Maria V. McKenna of Riverdale and John L. Burdi and his wife Alice of Jefferson Twp.; cherished grandmother of five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; loved sister of Anthony Caruso of Brooklyn, NY and the late Marie, Philomena, Menanto and Angela.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Lakes/Riverdale 1st Aid Squad, 700 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 would be appreciated.
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