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Friends are invited to join the family at the Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne at 10 AM on Monday, January 11, 2016 for a Funeral Mass.
Yolanda Tedesco, 87 of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2016.
Born in Cordoba, Argentina, Yolanda lived there for the first half of her life. She met her husband, Salvador, when they were just teenagers. They grew up in the same neighborhood together and were married on April 25, 1948. They owned a pizzeria in Cordoba, which they operated for the better part of twenty years. Yolanda did all the cooking and her empanadas were a local favorite. An opportunity arose and she moved to the United States in 1971 with her husband and young son, settling in Paterson.
Yolanda had always been a very caring and nurturing woman, so with her ‘fresh start’ here in the United States, she began working at the Daughters of Miriam nursing home in Clifton. She absolutely loved working there and caring for the residents brought true joy to her heart. She had the patience of a saint and would always go the extra mile for those in her care. In recent years, when she required nursing care herself, she held her own nurses to a very high standard and made sure they didn’t cut any corners.
In her retirement, Yolanda took on the role of ‘full time grandmother’ to her two grandchildren. She was with them almost daily and did everything she could with them. Her grandchildren recall how ‘hip’ their grandmother was; the life of the party, always singing or dancing, and listening to loud contemporary music in the car. They also looked forward to her cooking, especially when she made those famous empanadas. In the year 2000, Yolanda and her husband moved back to Cordoba, Argentina to enjoy their retirement. They traveled back to the U.S. each summer to visit family.
Yolanda is survived by her son Bernard and his wife Amy of Wayne, her two grandchildren; Gabriella and Robert Tedesco of Wayne, a sister; Loris Flores of Cordoba, Argentina, and her brother; Horatio Flores, also of Cordoba, Argentina. She was predeceased by her husband Salvador in December of 2012, and by her sister Carmen Flores in July of 2015.
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Friends are invited to join the family at the Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne at 10 AM on Monday, January 11, 2016 for a Funeral Mass.
Services
Friends are invited to join the family at the Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne at 10 AM on Monday, January 11, 2016 for a Funeral Mass.
Yolanda Tedesco, 87 of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2016.
Born in Cordoba, Argentina, Yolanda lived there for the first half of her life. She met her husband, Salvador, when they were just teenagers. They grew up in the same neighborhood together and were married on April 25, 1948. They owned a pizzeria in Cordoba, which they operated for the better part of twenty years. Yolanda did all the cooking and her empanadas were a local favorite. An opportunity arose and she moved to the United States in 1971 with her husband and young son, settling in Paterson.
Yolanda had always been a very caring and nurturing woman, so with her ‘fresh start’ here in the United States, she began working at the Daughters of Miriam nursing home in Clifton. She absolutely loved working there and caring for the residents brought true joy to her heart. She had the patience of a saint and would always go the extra mile for those in her care. In recent years, when she required nursing care herself, she held her own nurses to a very high standard and made sure they didn’t cut any corners.
In her retirement, Yolanda took on the role of ‘full time grandmother’ to her two grandchildren. She was with them almost daily and did everything she could with them. Her grandchildren recall how ‘hip’ their grandmother was; the life of the party, always singing or dancing, and listening to loud contemporary music in the car. They also looked forward to her cooking, especially when she made those famous empanadas. In the year 2000, Yolanda and her husband moved back to Cordoba, Argentina to enjoy their retirement. They traveled back to the U.S. each summer to visit family.
Yolanda is survived by her son Bernard and his wife Amy of Wayne, her two grandchildren; Gabriella and Robert Tedesco of Wayne, a sister; Loris Flores of Cordoba, Argentina, and her brother; Horatio Flores, also of Cordoba, Argentina. She was predeceased by her husband Salvador in December of 2012, and by her sister Carmen Flores in July of 2015.
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