Pauline Colazzo

Pauline Colazzo (nee Gualtieri), age 92 of Wayne, died peacefully Tuesday, July 27, 2021. She has lived in Wayne for fifty-seven years.

Pauline grew up in the Sandy Hill section of Paterson and graduated from Eastside High School in 1947. She began working at United Hardware as a bookkeeper and stayed there for nearly fourteen years. Once her children were in high school, Pauline went back to work at the Matano Insurance Agency as an office manager until her retirement in 1993.

After finishing high school, Pauline met and fell in love with Frank Colazzo. Frank was serving in the U.S. Army at the time, but after completing his service, and a long courtship, they married on July 2, 1961 at St. Anthony’s RC Church in Paterson. They first settled in Paterson and in 1964, purchased a home in Wayne. They have lived in that very same house ever since, raising their two children there and enjoying many years together. They were long-time parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne, and they did just about everything together as a couple. Sadly, Frank passed away in 2020, after nearly sixty years of marriage, and Pauline has missed him dearly ever since.

Pauline enjoyed listening to opera and was a big fan of Luciano Pavarotti. She and Frank went to the opera in New York on a few occasions and she truly enjoyed watching those live performances. She was also a wonderful cook and homemaker, taking great pride in her home. She was a devoted grandmother to her five grandchildren, and she made it a point to attend as many of their events as she could – and she went to many! Although her grandchildren will miss her dearly, they all have great memories with her to hold onto.

Pauline is survived by her two children; Connie Millahn and her husband Charlie of Wantage, and Frank and his wife Rosemary of Wayne, five grandchildren; Scott Millahn of Morristown, Lauren Scott and her husband Patrick of Vernon, Nick Colazzo of Bear, DE, Jimmy Colazzo of Manhattan, and Danny Colazzo of Wayne. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Frank in 2020.