Obituary of Josephine Di Roberto

Di Roberto Josephine, age 100, died peacefully on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, she was a resident of Waldwick, NJ for the past sixteen years. Josephine was an accounting clerk for 26 years with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, until retiring in 1976. Surviving are her dear daughter Barbara and husband Joseph Mariniello of Waldwick, her dear son Vincent, Jr. and wife Mary Jean Di Roberto of Whitehouse Station, NJ; her four loving grandchildren: Vincent J., III and wife Paige Di Roberto, Frank and wife Ann Di Roberto, Richard Di Roberto and Monica Mariniello; and her four precious great-grandchildren. Josephine was predeceased by her beloved husband Vincent Di Roberto, Sr. in 1981 and by her two sisters and three brothers. Friends may visit the family on Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. Funeral Prayers will take place on Tuesday, 10:00 AM at the funeral home followed by a Funeral Mass, 11:00 AM at St. Luke's R.C. Church, 340 Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Waldwick Public Library, 19 East Prospect St., Waldwick, NJ 07463, would be appreciated.