Obituary of Denise Casalino

Denise Knapp Casalino of Upper Saddle River, NJ, passed away peacefully in her home on January 18, 2017. Born in Belleville, NJ, and raised in Verona, NJ, Denise attended the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. After graduating, Denise moved to New York City where she worked as a Sales Representative for American Airlines. There she had the opportunity to travel to many places in the U.S. and around the world. She then worked for the Sony Marketing Communication Department in Park Ridge, NJ, and for the last 17 years, Denise devoted herself to raising her two wonderful sons: Evan and Tyler. She was predeceased by her husband Stephen Casalino, who died February 5, 2015, and her brother Brett Knapp, who died August 8, 2016. In addition to Denise’s two loving sons, she is survived by her parents William and Michelle Knapp, her brother William Knapp, his wife Wendy, her niece and nephew Cassidy and Griffin Knapp, her father William Staub and his wife Carol. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2017 from 2-6 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. The funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Entombment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park Mausoleum in Paramus. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the: American Cancer Society For secure online donations, go to www.cancer.org, “Donate” For donations by phone, call 1-800-227-2345 or Casalino children’s fund. All donation amounts will be kept confidential and must be made by check. The account is structured so that checks must be issued separately and the memo field of the check must indicate either “FBO Tyler” or “FBO Evan”. Checks should be made payable to “Fidelity Investments” and mailed to: LWS Wealth Advisors C/O Mr. Gregg A. Cohen 94 South Finley Avenue Basking Ridge, NJ 07920