Obituary
Obituary of Margaret C. Avagnano
Avagnano, Margaret C. ”Peggy” (nee Dowd), age 80 of Waldwick, died Thursday, May 19, 2016. Born in Jersey City, Peggy lived in Kearny before moving to Waldwick 60 years ago. Before her retirement in 1995 Peggy worked as a Nurse and Dietician at the Ridgewood Nursing Home. She was a parishioner of St. Luke’s RC Church in HoHoKus. Her children and grandchildren were her priority and she loved to care for them. Surviving is her loving husband of 58 years, Ralph J. Avagnano and her devoted sons, Louis and his wife Jamie and Jerry Avagnano. Peggy also leaves her adoring grandchildren, Jesse, Dean, Montana, Jenna and Lucas. Also surviving are her two sisters, Eileen Motz and Kitty Monahan and her brother Joseph Dowd. The Avagnano family will receive friends on Tuesday 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. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 10:00 AM from the Vander Plaat Funeral Home followed by the Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM at St. Luke’s RC Church, 340 Franklin Tpk., HoHoKus, NJ. Interment will be in the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ. Memorial contributions in Peggy’s name may be made to the American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
Tuesday
24
May
Visitation
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Vander Plaat Funeral Home
257 Godwin Avenue
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
201-891-3400
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Tuesday
24
May
Visitation
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Vander Plaat Funeral Home
257 Godwin Avenue
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
201-891-3400
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Wednesday
25
May
Burial
12:15 am
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Maryrest Cemetery
770 Darlington Avenue
Mahwah, New Jersey, United States
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Wednesday
25
May
Funeral service
10:00 am
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Vander Plaat Funeral Home
257 Godwin Avenue
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
201-891-3400
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Wednesday
25
May
Funeral Mass
11:00 am
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
St. Luke's R.C. Church
340 Franklin Tpk.
Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey, United States
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