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December 23, 2007
Services
Funeral services will be held at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 11:30 AM. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday, December 28, 2007 from 4-7 PM.
Lori Ann Merlino, age 51 of Passaic and formerly of Wayne died unexpectedly at home on Sunday December 23, 2007.
Lori was born in Passaic and her family lived in Riverdale before they moved to Wayne in 1963. She attended Wayne Hills High School, graduating with the class of 1975.
Her sister Suzanne recalls, when they were children, how much Lori loved to laugh. She also enjoyed singing, dancing, and theatrics in general. The family also enjoyed summers at the Jersey Shore, in Lavallette, Belmar, the boardwalk, and of course, at the beach. Lori absolutely loved the shore.
Spending time with her family was also very special to her, particularly with her niece Madeline and two nephews; Konner and Kristopher. She adored those three kids and they will sadly miss their aunt.
Lori was a born again Christian and truly loved the Lord very much. God took good care of her here and it showed through in her kind, gentle, loving heart. Undoubtedly today she knows the joys of heaven first hand.
Lori leaves behind her loving parents, Edmund and Lenora Merlino of Bricktown, New Jersey; two sisters, Suzanne Kozlowski and her husband Paul of Hawthorne, New Jersey, and Robin Merlino of Granada Hills, California; one niece, Madeline Barkley of Granada Hills, California, and two nephews, Kristopher and Konner Kozlowski both of Hawthorne, New Jersey.
In lieu of flowers the family would much prefer memorial donations to In Touch Ministries, PO Box 7900 Atlanta, GA 30357 www.intouch.org, or the National Alliance for Mental Illness NAMI-New Jersey, 1562 US highway 130, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-3004 www.naminj.org would be appreciated.
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Funeral services will be held at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 11:30 AM. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday, December 28, 2007 from 4-7 PM.
December 23, 2007
Services
Funeral services will be held at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 11:30 AM. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday, December 28, 2007 from 4-7 PM.
Lori Ann Merlino, age 51 of Passaic and formerly of Wayne died unexpectedly at home on Sunday December 23, 2007.
Lori was born in Passaic and her family lived in Riverdale before they moved to Wayne in 1963. She attended Wayne Hills High School, graduating with the class of 1975.
Her sister Suzanne recalls, when they were children, how much Lori loved to laugh. She also enjoyed singing, dancing, and theatrics in general. The family also enjoyed summers at the Jersey Shore, in Lavallette, Belmar, the boardwalk, and of course, at the beach. Lori absolutely loved the shore.
Spending time with her family was also very special to her, particularly with her niece Madeline and two nephews; Konner and Kristopher. She adored those three kids and they will sadly miss their aunt.
Lori was a born again Christian and truly loved the Lord very much. God took good care of her here and it showed through in her kind, gentle, loving heart. Undoubtedly today she knows the joys of heaven first hand.
Lori leaves behind her loving parents, Edmund and Lenora Merlino of Bricktown, New Jersey; two sisters, Suzanne Kozlowski and her husband Paul of Hawthorne, New Jersey, and Robin Merlino of Granada Hills, California; one niece, Madeline Barkley of Granada Hills, California, and two nephews, Kristopher and Konner Kozlowski both of Hawthorne, New Jersey.
In lieu of flowers the family would much prefer memorial donations to In Touch Ministries, PO Box 7900 Atlanta, GA 30357 www.intouch.org, or the National Alliance for Mental Illness NAMI-New Jersey, 1562 US highway 130, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-3004 www.naminj.org would be appreciated.
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