Obituary of Columbia M. Provenzale

Columbia M. Provenzale passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at the age of 89. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was a fifty-three year resident of Waldwick, NJ. Before retiring, Columbia was a legal secretary at the Charles Becker Law firm in Ramsey. She was a parishioner at Church of the Nativity in Midland Park, a member and past president of the Bergen-Passaic Legal Secretary Association. She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-eight years Leonard J. Provenzale, Sr., son Leonard J. Provenzale, Jr., his wife Lorie, two daughters: Debbie P. Heffner, her husband Jeff, Judy P. Buono, her husband Mark and five grandchildren: Allison, Jaclyn, Shelby, Christopher and Gabrielle. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 3-7 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Church of the Nativity, 315 Prospect St., Midland Park, NJ. Contributions in Columbia’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.