Obituary of Marianne Cino

Cino, Marianne, age 40 of Wyckoff, formerly of Clifton, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Eastern Christian Children's Retreat after a short but valiant fight with colon cancer. Marianne was born in Paterson, NJ and has been a resident of Wyckoff for most of her life. Marianne is survived by her loving parents, Katherine (nee McLain) Pursley of Mahwah and Paul Cino of Clifton and their respective spouses, Joseph and Linda, her sister, Christie Kay Adams and her husband Christopher of Wyckoff, her brother, Joshua Paul Cino of Ringwood and her nieces, Sabrina and Therese and her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth McLain of Lincoln Park. Marianne is also survived by her very best friend, Lorraine Balestracci of Haledon. Marianne will be sorely missed by all who were blessed to know her broad, yet gentle smile, her quick wit, sense of humor and her absolute pure and sweet personality. Marianne's parents, sister and brother will be forever grateful for the compassionate staff of the Eastern Christian Children's Retreat, who became her extended family and for the constant tender care given to their daughter. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 15th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. A Christian Prayer Service will conclude the visiting hours at 4:00 pm. Private interment will be held. Marianne's family requests that no Mass cards be given. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Eastern Christian Children's Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Your donation will greatly help the tremendous efforts of building new homes for the other residents of the Retreat as they all prepare to transition to new group homes in the community. This is a particular effort Marianne's parents and the friends of the Retreat were working so tirelessly on to make happen! In addition, Marianne's parents will have flowering and potted plants for the visiting hours. Our wish is that Marianne's friends and family will take a plant home with them so they may be planted in their own garden. In doing so, Marianne's memory will be shared each and every year as the blossoms come to life.