Obituary of Carmela Gimmi

Gimmi, Carmela, age 85, of Glen Rock, died on Thursday, September 10th, 2015. Carmela was born in Italy, grew up in Jersey City, and lived in Kearny before moving to Glen Rock in 1985. Carmela was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and an avid Mets fan. For the past 25 years she was an administrative assistant at Sport Shots in Midland Park and also owned Doreen’s Chocolates in Kearny with her daughter. She is survived by her devoted daughters, Linda and her husband Rod Bolten of Ridgewood and Doreen and her husband Les Miller of Glen Rock. Also surviving are 8 adoring grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 2013. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 15th from 9-10:30am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 15th at 11am at St. Catharine’s R.C. Church, 905 S. Maple Ave., Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Entombment to follow at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, 22-21 Maple Ave., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. In lieu of flowers, donations in Carmela’s memory may be given to Make a Wish New Jersey, 1347 Perrineville Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831.