Nancy A. Parietti

Nancy Ann Parietti, age 78, of Wayne and formerly of Pompton Lakes and West Milford, passed from this life into the presence of God on Christmas day, Saturday, December 25, 2021, while her loving family stood by her side.

Nancy was born and lived in Nyack, NY along with her parents and two brothers.  She was a graduate of Pearl River High School in New York. She later moved to West Milford and also lived in Butler and Pompton Lakes before moving to Wayne in 2011.

Nancy was a born caregiver. For many years she worked as a nurse’s aide at Mar Del Manor in Haskell. She was a hard worker who always did her best to care for her patients, making sure they received the most loving care possible. She also worked as a babysitter and grew very close to the children she cared for. Her gift of hospitality was evident in her home also. All of her son Michael’s friends always felt so loved and welcome when they came over. They would tell Mike how cool they thought his mom was.

Nancy loved to travel, especially with her mother Bessie to Florida where they stayed in many different resorts. She and her mom were like best friends and her heart was truly broken after her mom passed away in 1993. As the saying goes, Nancy had a true green thumb and loved caring for her beautiful houseplants. She also enjoyed a wide range of different types of music. She especially liked pop music, top 40 hits and some of her son Mike’s rock music. Sometimes he’d come home and Nancy would be playing it loud. In fact, one time, she even blew out his speakers. As a more recent resident at Wayne View in Wayne, Nancy always looked forward to singing in the chorus, playing bingo, doing craft projects and taking day trips to Walmart and Willowbrook Mall. She was known to really keep the activities director on her toes!

Throughout her life, Nancy walked very close with God. Many years ago, she attended St. Joseph’s R.C. Church in West Milford and she always gave God thanks for the blessings she received and for being a source of strength and encouragement during the challenges in her life.

Nancy will always be remembered as a very fun-loving and caring person. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure of being loved by her.  

Nancy was the loving mother of Michael Parietti and his wife Victoria of Haskell, dear brother of Albert Parietti and wife Dorothy of Peachtree, GA and the late Robert Parietti, dear grandmother of Toni Anne Estrada-Lopez and husband Bryant of Butler, and Randy MacLean of Haskell, and dear aunt of two nieces and two nephews.