Obituary of Elena Nasta

Nasta, Elena, (Duran), passed away on October 2, 2016 at age 89, after dedicating seven years to “the long farewell.” Born in Hackensack, NJ, she lived most of her childhood in New York City. She graduated from Katherine Gibbs School as a secretary and worked for Springs Mills in Manhattan. There she met the love of her life, her boss Joseph, and she left her position after only one year, when he proposed. They married and lived a good life together in Fair Lawn. Every day was lived for each other for 45 years, even as she cared for him unwaveringly through his illness, until he passed away in 1997. Elena loved her family (esp. the babies), singing, dancing, swimming at Memorial Pool, cookies, ice cream, and anything chocolate. People loved her sweet kind demeanor. She leaves behind her beloved sister Aurora Cordeiro e Silva of Evans, GA; her two loving daughters, Nancy Casanova and husband Gordon of Wyckoff, and Debra Wiese and her husband Bill of Ramsey; grandchildren Jamie Brisby, Lindsay Calhoun, Brad Casanova, Daniel and Michael Wiese; and nine great-grandchildren. A small private family service will be held at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481, followed by a private burial at Hackensack Cemetery.