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July 3, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with Theresa’s family on Saturday, July 6, 2013, 2 -4 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will follow and begin at 4:00 PM.
Theresa Lazzaro, age 89 of Wayne and formerly of Clifton, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
Theresa was born in Waldwick, the second of six children to Carmine and Mary Olivieri. As a child she had a tom-boyish personality with a reputation for beating up boys twice her size! After graduating from eighth grade in the Waldwick school system, it was time for Theresa to go to work as a seamstress so she could contribute to the family income.
Theresa enjoyed participating in sports and attending sporting events too. She met Salvatore “Sal” Lazzaro at a local Clifton bar one night after watching him compete in a local softball game. She was impressed by this young man and, after dating for some time; the two were united in marriage on March 1, 1950. They settled in Clifton and Sal worked nights at Hoffman La Roche while Theresa took care of their home and two children, Vincent and Patricia. Family time was enjoyed with annual summer vacations in Atlantic City where the family always stayed in The Stanley Hotel. Gambling had not found its’ way to Atlantic City yet so days were mostly spent soaking up the sun on the beach with Theresa helping her children to make sandcastles. Evenings were often enjoyed participating in the summer night activities that the family found on the boardwalk.
Theresa was a great homemaker who loved to cook. Her children’s favorite dishes were pasta fazool, homemade macaroni, and pasta with Theresa’s excellent tomato sauce! She loved the holidays and she made memories for her family by hosting Thanksgiving every year. Theresa also enjoyed playing bingo at the Clifton Boys and Girls Club and knitting blankets and scarves for her children and siblings.
She will be fondly remembered for the selfless love she demonstrated to those she loved.
Theresa is survived and will be missed by her dear son Vincent Consalvo and his wife Penny of Beverly Hills, FL, her dear daughter Patricia Santana and her husband Benjamin of Wayne; and her three adored sisters: Anna Speranza and wife Al of Hawthorne, Maggie Tupaj of Fair Lawn, and Carmella Johnston of Fair Lawn. She is now reunited with her beloved husband Salvatore who predeceased her in 2010. She was also predeceased by her sister Minnie Gusta and brother Ralph Olivieri. Finally, she will be missed by her cat Vincent whose companionship she enjoyed for the last ten years.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Theresa’s name are asked to consider the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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Friends may visit with Theresa’s family on Saturday, July 6, 2013, 2 -4 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will follow and begin at 4:00 PM.
July 3, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with Theresa’s family on Saturday, July 6, 2013, 2 -4 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will follow and begin at 4:00 PM.
Theresa Lazzaro, age 89 of Wayne and formerly of Clifton, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
Theresa was born in Waldwick, the second of six children to Carmine and Mary Olivieri. As a child she had a tom-boyish personality with a reputation for beating up boys twice her size! After graduating from eighth grade in the Waldwick school system, it was time for Theresa to go to work as a seamstress so she could contribute to the family income.
Theresa enjoyed participating in sports and attending sporting events too. She met Salvatore “Sal” Lazzaro at a local Clifton bar one night after watching him compete in a local softball game. She was impressed by this young man and, after dating for some time; the two were united in marriage on March 1, 1950. They settled in Clifton and Sal worked nights at Hoffman La Roche while Theresa took care of their home and two children, Vincent and Patricia. Family time was enjoyed with annual summer vacations in Atlantic City where the family always stayed in The Stanley Hotel. Gambling had not found its’ way to Atlantic City yet so days were mostly spent soaking up the sun on the beach with Theresa helping her children to make sandcastles. Evenings were often enjoyed participating in the summer night activities that the family found on the boardwalk.
Theresa was a great homemaker who loved to cook. Her children’s favorite dishes were pasta fazool, homemade macaroni, and pasta with Theresa’s excellent tomato sauce! She loved the holidays and she made memories for her family by hosting Thanksgiving every year. Theresa also enjoyed playing bingo at the Clifton Boys and Girls Club and knitting blankets and scarves for her children and siblings.
She will be fondly remembered for the selfless love she demonstrated to those she loved.
Theresa is survived and will be missed by her dear son Vincent Consalvo and his wife Penny of Beverly Hills, FL, her dear daughter Patricia Santana and her husband Benjamin of Wayne; and her three adored sisters: Anna Speranza and wife Al of Hawthorne, Maggie Tupaj of Fair Lawn, and Carmella Johnston of Fair Lawn. She is now reunited with her beloved husband Salvatore who predeceased her in 2010. She was also predeceased by her sister Minnie Gusta and brother Ralph Olivieri. Finally, she will be missed by her cat Vincent whose companionship she enjoyed for the last ten years.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Theresa’s name are asked to consider the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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