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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday September 9, 2015 from 9-11:30 AM. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday at the funeral home, at the conclusion of the visiting hours. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Maria Pia Alviani (nee De Ciantis) known as Pia to family and friends passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015. She had been a resident of Wayne since 1971.
Pia was born in Sora, Italy, where she learned to sew and became a fashion designer for La Bassetti, a large clothing manufacturer. In 1970 she met Anthony Alviani while he was visiting his home town of Sora, Italy. He returned to Italy just a few months later and asked her to marry him. They were married July 11, 1971 and after a honeymoon to Naples and Capri, Italy, she moved to the United States with her new husband. Pia could speak only Italian when she came to America, but she was determined to learn English. She began taking English classes at night school and practiced with Anthony.
Pia always held tight to the traditional family values with which she was raised. Her world revolved around her family and those she loved. She loved entertaining and always hosted for the holidays with Christmas Eve and Easter being among her favorites during the year. She was an excellent cook, rarely working off of a recipe, and her family often told her she should have opened a restaurant. Incredibly, she could taste a dish at a restaurant and recreate it at home, determining the ingredients simply by taste. She was truly amazing. Of course, she cherished her garden, made her own sauce and jarred her own tomatoes every year, just like she learned back in Italy.
Anthony and Pia were married for forty-four years. They enjoyed a very loving marriage, often holding hands and kissing each other fondly. They were a happy couple, perhaps aided a bit by the remarkable homemade wine they crafted together year after year. They traveled numerous times back to Sora, Italy, to visit family, and they often visited Quebec, Canada, where more family lived. Keeping those family bonds strong was important to Pia, especially so with her grandchildren. There was never a shortage of hugs and kisses when nonna was around, and she would faun over them at every opportunity. They all brought her so much joy and they will miss her dearly.
Pia is survived by her devoted husband Anthony of Wayne, by her children; Marie Caporaso and her husband David of Wayne, NJ, Michael Alviani of Bernardsville, NJ, and Joseph Alviani and his wife Jennifer of Fredon, NJ, seven grandchildren; David Caporaso of New York, NY, Laura Caporaso of Wayne, NJ, Christopher Alviani of Syracuse, NY, Nicholas Alviani of Eugene, OR, Robert Alviani of Bernardsville, NJ, and Ryan and Peyton Alviani of Fredon, NJ, one sister; Elvira Mammone of Italy. She was predeceased by two brothers; Vincenzo and Giuseppe De Ciantis of Sora, Italy.
If friends so wish, memorial donations in Pia's name would be appreciated to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, N.J. 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday September 9, 2015 from 9-11:30 AM. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday at the funeral home, at the conclusion of the visiting hours. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday September 9, 2015 from 9-11:30 AM. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday at the funeral home, at the conclusion of the visiting hours. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Maria Pia Alviani (nee De Ciantis) known as Pia to family and friends passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015. She had been a resident of Wayne since 1971.
Pia was born in Sora, Italy, where she learned to sew and became a fashion designer for La Bassetti, a large clothing manufacturer. In 1970 she met Anthony Alviani while he was visiting his home town of Sora, Italy. He returned to Italy just a few months later and asked her to marry him. They were married July 11, 1971 and after a honeymoon to Naples and Capri, Italy, she moved to the United States with her new husband. Pia could speak only Italian when she came to America, but she was determined to learn English. She began taking English classes at night school and practiced with Anthony.
Pia always held tight to the traditional family values with which she was raised. Her world revolved around her family and those she loved. She loved entertaining and always hosted for the holidays with Christmas Eve and Easter being among her favorites during the year. She was an excellent cook, rarely working off of a recipe, and her family often told her she should have opened a restaurant. Incredibly, she could taste a dish at a restaurant and recreate it at home, determining the ingredients simply by taste. She was truly amazing. Of course, she cherished her garden, made her own sauce and jarred her own tomatoes every year, just like she learned back in Italy.
Anthony and Pia were married for forty-four years. They enjoyed a very loving marriage, often holding hands and kissing each other fondly. They were a happy couple, perhaps aided a bit by the remarkable homemade wine they crafted together year after year. They traveled numerous times back to Sora, Italy, to visit family, and they often visited Quebec, Canada, where more family lived. Keeping those family bonds strong was important to Pia, especially so with her grandchildren. There was never a shortage of hugs and kisses when nonna was around, and she would faun over them at every opportunity. They all brought her so much joy and they will miss her dearly.
Pia is survived by her devoted husband Anthony of Wayne, by her children; Marie Caporaso and her husband David of Wayne, NJ, Michael Alviani of Bernardsville, NJ, and Joseph Alviani and his wife Jennifer of Fredon, NJ, seven grandchildren; David Caporaso of New York, NY, Laura Caporaso of Wayne, NJ, Christopher Alviani of Syracuse, NY, Nicholas Alviani of Eugene, OR, Robert Alviani of Bernardsville, NJ, and Ryan and Peyton Alviani of Fredon, NJ, one sister; Elvira Mammone of Italy. She was predeceased by two brothers; Vincenzo and Giuseppe De Ciantis of Sora, Italy.
If friends so wish, memorial donations in Pia's name would be appreciated to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, N.J. 07470.
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