Ernestine "Cookie" Banach

Ernestine “Cookie” Banach, 78, of North Arlington, passed away February 11, 2022. Loving mother of David Banach & his wife Deanna, and the late Christopher Banach. Adoring grandmother of Robert Roche, Fox David Banach, Brian Christopher Banach, and Baby Scarlett Amelia Banach due to arrive April 2022. Also survived by her long time loving companion Bill Bayersdorfer. Cookie was born in Newark New Jersey. She was a nurse for 55 years starting out in 1966 as a registered Nurse progressing to Head Nurse and eventually Director/Administrator of Extended Care in West Hudson Hospital. She specialized in Geriatrics where as a member of National Nursing Home Association she was honored as top Administrator on the Atlantic coast. After a long career in that position she moved on to hospice for a time and was most recently a case worker for a nursing home, only calling it quits as a result of the COVID pandemic. She retired at the age of 76. She was an avid supporter of Animal Rights and frequent donor. She was a lover of Art who often frequented art and craft shows and enjoyed her personal collection. Funeral Thursday 10AM from the Ippolito Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. Funeral Service 11AM. Entombment to follow at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington. Friends will be received Wednesday from 4-8PM at the funeral home. Donations may be made to Bergen County Animal Shelter, 100 United Lane, Teterboro NJ 07608.

Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery
340 Ridge Road
North Arlington NJ 07031
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Visitation
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home
425 Ridge Rd Lyndhurst, NJ US 07071
Lyndhurst NJ 07071
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Funeral Service
Thursday, February 17, 2022
11:00 AM -
Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home
425 Ridge Rd Lyndhurst, NJ US 07071
Lyndhurst NJ 07071
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Funeral HomeIppolito-Stellato Funeral Home - Lyndhurst
425 Ridge Road
Lyndhurst NJ - 07071
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(201) 438-4664