Marie Annette Amoroso

Marie Amoroso (nee Albano), passed quietly away in the morning hours of December 31st, 97 years old. A long time resident of Rutherford, New Jersey, Marie was well known and liked by young and old who remember her as "Mrs. A" from Goffin's Stationery Store on Park Avenue. Marie was preceded in death by her husband Victor Amoroso and daughter Sylvia Press, and is survived by her brother Peter M. Albano CPA of Lavallette, New Jersey and her daughter Angela Amoroso of Oslo, Norway. Active in her community Marie was a member of the Holy Rosary Society of St. Mary's Church, the Catholic Woman's Club, and served as secretary, treasurer as well as President of the New Jersey Supreme Council of the Columbiettes. After moving to Lyndhurst she worked in an "After School" at Sacred Heart, reading for the pre-schoolers. She also took care of and was a positive influence on young Jamie who suffered from acute Cerebral Palsy. In 2008 Marie moved to Toms River, New Jersey, close to the Jersey Shore where she had shared many wonderful summers with family and friends. She spent her final years at Hampton Ridge Health Care Center where she enjoyed watching the wide variety of birds in the garden, playing cards and solving Word Find puzzles. She kept her wit, her sense of humor and generosity to the very end. Funeral Mass Friday 11AM St. Michael's R.C. Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends will be received Friday 9:30-10:30AM at the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation, 150 New Providence Road, Mountainside NJ 07092 or www.gofundme.com/2d64hjw for the Miragliotta family.