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October 14, 2023
Services
A mass celebrating the life of Mimi will take place at Our Lady of Consolation Church located at 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470 on Friday, October 27th at 11 am.
Rosemarie J. Manza, age 85 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Wayne, NJ. Born on May 10, 1938, in Clifton, NJ. She was oldest daughter of the late Daniel and Josephine LaBrie.
Mimi, as she was affectionately named by her brother, Joseph who could not say Rosemarie when he was younger, grew up in Queens, NY, she attended Saint Mary’s Winfield school and later graduated from All Saints High School.
Mimi’s first job was working at Kraft Foods. It was here that Mimi made several dear friends that to this day remain cherished. Once Mimi married, she became a homemaker and made her husband and her children, her everything.
Mimi was devoted to her husband, her family, and her faith. She was a great cook, reminding her family every chance she got that she learned to cook from her “Irish” Mother-in-Law. She loved preparing Sunday dinners at her house for her family and all who gathered at the holidays to enjoy her hospitality and Italian traditions. She loved celebrating holidays, birthdays, and special events at home. She was the best party planner and the most gracious hostess. Mimi enjoyed decorating her home and making it comfortable for all who entered. Mimi enjoyed traveling having been to Bermuda, Saint Croix, St. Maartin, and Italy but the greatest of her travels was to the Catskills Mountains with her family. Mimi and her family vacationed there for many years and after the kids were on their own, her and Michael continued to enjoy the mountains vacationing in Wyndam, NY. Her laugh was infectious and made you laugh just hearing it. Mimi was one of the founding members of Our Lady of Consolation Church. Her Catholic faith was especially important to her.
Mimi met the love of her life, Michael, while both of their families vacationed in the Catskill Mountains. Michael’s family came from Brooklyn and Mimi’s from Queens, and they became fast friend. Michael was 13 years old, and Mimi was 10 years old. Their relationship grew over the years, and they married April 25, 1959, at Saint Bernardo Church in Queens, NY and honeymooned in Lake Placid, NY. They made their home in Brooklyn, NY and in December of 1964, they bought their first home in Wayne, NJ. Mimi and Michael’s marriage was blessed with three children: Michael, Helen, and Kim. They have enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of sixty-four years.
Mimi is survived by her husband, Michael, her children Michael Manza, and his wife Kathryn (Lincoln Park), Helen Kueck and her husband Rudy (Wayne) and Kimberly Ann (Wayne); along with two grandchildren Nicole and Zachery. Mimi is also survived by her brother Joseph and his wife Marie, and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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A mass celebrating the life of Mimi will take place at Our Lady of Consolation Church located at 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470 on Friday, October 27th at 11 am.
October 14, 2023
Services
A mass celebrating the life of Mimi will take place at Our Lady of Consolation Church located at 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470 on Friday, October 27th at 11 am.
Rosemarie J. Manza, age 85 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Wayne, NJ. Born on May 10, 1938, in Clifton, NJ. She was oldest daughter of the late Daniel and Josephine LaBrie.
Mimi, as she was affectionately named by her brother, Joseph who could not say Rosemarie when he was younger, grew up in Queens, NY, she attended Saint Mary’s Winfield school and later graduated from All Saints High School.
Mimi’s first job was working at Kraft Foods. It was here that Mimi made several dear friends that to this day remain cherished. Once Mimi married, she became a homemaker and made her husband and her children, her everything.
Mimi was devoted to her husband, her family, and her faith. She was a great cook, reminding her family every chance she got that she learned to cook from her “Irish” Mother-in-Law. She loved preparing Sunday dinners at her house for her family and all who gathered at the holidays to enjoy her hospitality and Italian traditions. She loved celebrating holidays, birthdays, and special events at home. She was the best party planner and the most gracious hostess. Mimi enjoyed decorating her home and making it comfortable for all who entered. Mimi enjoyed traveling having been to Bermuda, Saint Croix, St. Maartin, and Italy but the greatest of her travels was to the Catskills Mountains with her family. Mimi and her family vacationed there for many years and after the kids were on their own, her and Michael continued to enjoy the mountains vacationing in Wyndam, NY. Her laugh was infectious and made you laugh just hearing it. Mimi was one of the founding members of Our Lady of Consolation Church. Her Catholic faith was especially important to her.
Mimi met the love of her life, Michael, while both of their families vacationed in the Catskill Mountains. Michael’s family came from Brooklyn and Mimi’s from Queens, and they became fast friend. Michael was 13 years old, and Mimi was 10 years old. Their relationship grew over the years, and they married April 25, 1959, at Saint Bernardo Church in Queens, NY and honeymooned in Lake Placid, NY. They made their home in Brooklyn, NY and in December of 1964, they bought their first home in Wayne, NJ. Mimi and Michael’s marriage was blessed with three children: Michael, Helen, and Kim. They have enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of sixty-four years.
Mimi is survived by her husband, Michael, her children Michael Manza, and his wife Kathryn (Lincoln Park), Helen Kueck and her husband Rudy (Wayne) and Kimberly Ann (Wayne); along with two grandchildren Nicole and Zachery. Mimi is also survived by her brother Joseph and his wife Marie, and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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