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August 24, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne. An 8 PM Funeral Service will be held just after the visitation hours on Sunday.
A 9 AM Burial Service will be held on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the church.
Burial will be held at SS Peter & Paul Cemetery, Saddle Brook.
Lani Curcio (nee Dancko), age 70, of Towaco, passed Thursday, August 24, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born as the only child to her loving parents, the late Stephen and Margaret Dancko (2013 and 2002 respectfully) in Passaic and lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton. Lani graduated from Clifton High School with the Class of 1965 and went on to receive her secretarial associates degree.
Lani met the love of her life in eighth grade. She dropped her pencil and kicked the boy in front of her in science class at Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School in Clifton. That young boy was Patrick Curcio, and the rest, as they say, is history. Lani and Patrick dated for nine years and were engaged for another two years before marrying on September 15, 1968 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Passaic. They honeymooned at the Lucayan Beach Hotel on the Grand Bahama Island. They spent the first six years of marriage in Nutley and then moved to Towaco where they have lived for over forty years. During the sixty year span that Lani and Patrick spent with one another, they shared many joyful memories together as well as encountering some more challenging moments in their relationship. However, deep down Patrick and Lani had a long-standing love and devotion for each other that stood the test of time.
Lani was truly dedicated to her Eastern Orthodox faith and was a parishioner of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Wayne.
Lani worked as a secretary for a research doctor at Hoffman La Roche Corporation in Nutley and then dedicated herself to raising her son, Jason, whom she loved dearly. She later worked as a legal secretary for several years and then acquired a position as secretary for the Lincoln Park Board of Education where she retired in 2006.
Lani will be remembered as a meticulous, strong-willed woman who was also very giving and caring of others. She adored her two granddaughters and had many fond memories with them including: sleepovers and making great breakfasts together, pool days at the house, doing crafts and dying Easter eggs together, as well as family trips to their second home in Naples, Florida. She enjoyed entertaining family and friends for dinner and barbeques, listening to the music of Jimmy Buffet (with a good margarita or martini in hand), golfing with her friends in the women's league, shopping for fashion accessories and jewelry, home decorating, relaxing at the pool and on the beach, creating silk floral arrangements and wreaths, and spending time outdoors beautifying her garden. She treasured her memories of family summer vacations in Wildwood as well as reminiscing about joyous past Christmases with family. She loved trying out new recipes to cook and her special touch on traditional Russian Easter specialties like babka bread and other dishes will be greatly missed.
Lani was the loving wife of Patrick Curcio; devoted mother of Jason Curcio and his wife Danielle of Caldwell; cherished grandmother of Makayla and Juliana; pet mom to her precious dog Cali; and dear loving friend of sixty-six years to Evelyn Tosi of Little Falls, who since the age of four referred to each other as “a sister she never had.”
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 or the American Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne. An 8 PM Funeral Service will be held just after the visitation hours on Sunday.
A 9 AM Burial Service will be held on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the church.
Burial will be held at SS Peter & Paul Cemetery, Saddle Brook.
August 24, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne. An 8 PM Funeral Service will be held just after the visitation hours on Sunday.
A 9 AM Burial Service will be held on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the church.
Burial will be held at SS Peter & Paul Cemetery, Saddle Brook.
Lani Curcio (nee Dancko), age 70, of Towaco, passed Thursday, August 24, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born as the only child to her loving parents, the late Stephen and Margaret Dancko (2013 and 2002 respectfully) in Passaic and lived in Garfield before moving to Clifton. Lani graduated from Clifton High School with the Class of 1965 and went on to receive her secretarial associates degree.
Lani met the love of her life in eighth grade. She dropped her pencil and kicked the boy in front of her in science class at Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School in Clifton. That young boy was Patrick Curcio, and the rest, as they say, is history. Lani and Patrick dated for nine years and were engaged for another two years before marrying on September 15, 1968 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Passaic. They honeymooned at the Lucayan Beach Hotel on the Grand Bahama Island. They spent the first six years of marriage in Nutley and then moved to Towaco where they have lived for over forty years. During the sixty year span that Lani and Patrick spent with one another, they shared many joyful memories together as well as encountering some more challenging moments in their relationship. However, deep down Patrick and Lani had a long-standing love and devotion for each other that stood the test of time.
Lani was truly dedicated to her Eastern Orthodox faith and was a parishioner of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Wayne.
Lani worked as a secretary for a research doctor at Hoffman La Roche Corporation in Nutley and then dedicated herself to raising her son, Jason, whom she loved dearly. She later worked as a legal secretary for several years and then acquired a position as secretary for the Lincoln Park Board of Education where she retired in 2006.
Lani will be remembered as a meticulous, strong-willed woman who was also very giving and caring of others. She adored her two granddaughters and had many fond memories with them including: sleepovers and making great breakfasts together, pool days at the house, doing crafts and dying Easter eggs together, as well as family trips to their second home in Naples, Florida. She enjoyed entertaining family and friends for dinner and barbeques, listening to the music of Jimmy Buffet (with a good margarita or martini in hand), golfing with her friends in the women's league, shopping for fashion accessories and jewelry, home decorating, relaxing at the pool and on the beach, creating silk floral arrangements and wreaths, and spending time outdoors beautifying her garden. She treasured her memories of family summer vacations in Wildwood as well as reminiscing about joyous past Christmases with family. She loved trying out new recipes to cook and her special touch on traditional Russian Easter specialties like babka bread and other dishes will be greatly missed.
Lani was the loving wife of Patrick Curcio; devoted mother of Jason Curcio and his wife Danielle of Caldwell; cherished grandmother of Makayla and Juliana; pet mom to her precious dog Cali; and dear loving friend of sixty-six years to Evelyn Tosi of Little Falls, who since the age of four referred to each other as “a sister she never had.”
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 or the American Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated.
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