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January 21, 2018
Services
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, February 11 at 2 PM at the United Methodist Church.
Stella M. LaConte, age 93, of Wayne, passed peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
She was born in Franklin to the late Charles and Mary Wilton. Stella graduated from Franklin High School in 1942 at the beginning of the United States entry into World War II. She found work assembling aircraft engines and was a “Rosie the Riveter” at the Curtis Wright Corporation, a company founded by Glenn Curtis, the father of naval aviation, and the Wright brothers, who were renowned for history’s first flight. It was at Curtis Wright where she found the love of her life Tulio “Ace” LaConte. Stella and Ace married and lived on 21st Street in the People’s Park section of Paterson where they started their family. In 1950 they moved to Woodridge Terrace in the Preakness section of Wayne where they raised their family. After raising her family Stella went to work as a waitress at the Ramapo Lanes on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne and later at the T-Bowl lanes in Wayne. Before retiring Stella worked for the Wayne Public Library for over twenty years.
She will be remembered for her strong and independent personality. It is said that no grass grew under her feet. She was a great cook and her sister-in-law who every called “Aunt Mary” taught her how to cook with an Italian flair. On many family occasions her special touch on lasagna was the center of the meal. She was also known for her Cornish Pasty which harkens back to her British lineage. She had a love of the New York Mets and was an avid fan of watching her son Ray’s softball games; she rarely missed a game. She was an animal lover and for many years Bootsie and Taffy were by her side. Most recently she got a cat for Christmas and named her Holly. Stella was a devoted member of the United Methodist Church in Wayne.
Stella was the loving wife of forty-four years to the late Tulio “Ace” LaConte (1994); devoted mother of James LaConte and his wife Carol of Wayne, The Honorable Thomas LaConte of the New Jersey Superior Court and his wife JoAnn of Wayne, and Raymond LaConte of Lincoln Park; cherished grandmother of Kevin LaConte and his wife Grace, Andrea Magno and her husband Robert, Greg LaConte, Megan Lynn and her husband Derek, Amanda Farina and her husband John; much loved great-grandmother of Angelina, Luca, and Neva LaConte, Aidan and Gavin Magno, Nolan and Tyler Lynn, and Juliet Farina; dear sister of the late James Wilton.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the United Methodist Church, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne would be greatly appreciated.
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A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, February 11 at 2 PM at the United Methodist Church.
January 21, 2018
Services
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, February 11 at 2 PM at the United Methodist Church.
Stella M. LaConte, age 93, of Wayne, passed peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
She was born in Franklin to the late Charles and Mary Wilton. Stella graduated from Franklin High School in 1942 at the beginning of the United States entry into World War II. She found work assembling aircraft engines and was a “Rosie the Riveter” at the Curtis Wright Corporation, a company founded by Glenn Curtis, the father of naval aviation, and the Wright brothers, who were renowned for history’s first flight. It was at Curtis Wright where she found the love of her life Tulio “Ace” LaConte. Stella and Ace married and lived on 21st Street in the People’s Park section of Paterson where they started their family. In 1950 they moved to Woodridge Terrace in the Preakness section of Wayne where they raised their family. After raising her family Stella went to work as a waitress at the Ramapo Lanes on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne and later at the T-Bowl lanes in Wayne. Before retiring Stella worked for the Wayne Public Library for over twenty years.
She will be remembered for her strong and independent personality. It is said that no grass grew under her feet. She was a great cook and her sister-in-law who every called “Aunt Mary” taught her how to cook with an Italian flair. On many family occasions her special touch on lasagna was the center of the meal. She was also known for her Cornish Pasty which harkens back to her British lineage. She had a love of the New York Mets and was an avid fan of watching her son Ray’s softball games; she rarely missed a game. She was an animal lover and for many years Bootsie and Taffy were by her side. Most recently she got a cat for Christmas and named her Holly. Stella was a devoted member of the United Methodist Church in Wayne.
Stella was the loving wife of forty-four years to the late Tulio “Ace” LaConte (1994); devoted mother of James LaConte and his wife Carol of Wayne, The Honorable Thomas LaConte of the New Jersey Superior Court and his wife JoAnn of Wayne, and Raymond LaConte of Lincoln Park; cherished grandmother of Kevin LaConte and his wife Grace, Andrea Magno and her husband Robert, Greg LaConte, Megan Lynn and her husband Derek, Amanda Farina and her husband John; much loved great-grandmother of Angelina, Luca, and Neva LaConte, Aidan and Gavin Magno, Nolan and Tyler Lynn, and Juliet Farina; dear sister of the late James Wilton.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the United Methodist Church, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne would be greatly appreciated.
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