Obituary of Mary Kennedy

KENNEDY, Mary C. (nee Cafferata) age 91 of Ft. Lee, NJ and Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, died peacefully on Monday, September 10, 2007. Mary was born in New York City and lived in Oradell and Wyckoff before moving to Ft. Lee 22 years ago. Mary was a devoted wife and loving mother who spent her time caring for her family. She is survived by her daughter Joy and Bob Vottero, her grandchildren, Ben and Ellen Gifford, Tom and Danielle Gifford, Betsy and Dave Ware and Lauren Vottero, all of Wyckoff, and Robert and Kristine Gifford of Glen Rock. Mary also leaves her eleven great grandchildren Kate, Sara, Jack, Alex, Grace, Bobby, Sam, Jake, Lily, Charlie and Emma, and her cousins Elaine LaSalle, Joe and Ida Prato, Steven and Ann Prato, and Carol Bonin. Mary was pre-deceased by her beloved husband of 60 years, Frank E. Kennedy on July 10, 2000, and her son Frank E. Kennedy, Jr. on July 22, 2004. Funeral mass will be held Friday, September 14, 2007, 10:00 am at Madonna R.C. Church (Church on the Hill), Hoefleys Lane, Ft.Lee, NJ. Entombment will follow in the Madonna Mausoleum. Visiting is Thursday, September 13, 2007, 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (www.vpfh.com) 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O.Box 214, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.