Obituary of Julia Scollo

SCOLLO, Julia (LoMonaco) age 93 of Franklin Lakes, died peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Born in Vittoria, Italy, Julia came to the United States in 1947 settling with her family in New York City. Several years later she moved to northern New Jersey with her husband and daughter. Julia was an avid gourmet cook and was devoted to her husband, daughter, family and friends. In her early career she was a seamstress and dressmaker. Julia was known for her generous heart, compassionate demeanor and loving smile. Surviving is her devoted daughter: E. Elaine Scollo and her husband Daniel L. Leskanic. She also leaves her step-grandchildren; Jamie, Raymond and Jody and many nieces and nephews, both in the United States and Italy. Julia was pre-deceased by her husband Nunzio Scollo in 2011. The Scollo family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 4:00 until 7:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www,vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11:00AM from the Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Funeral mass will follow at 11:30AM at St. Elizabeth's R.C. Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will be in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.