Obituary of Diana F. Schmelzer

Diana F. Colucci Schmelzer, age 59 of Paramus, passed away on January 28th, 2019. Diana was born in the Bronx, NY, and has been a resident of Paramus since 1966. She is survived by her husband Joseph A. Schmelzer, their children Joseph P. Schmelzer, Thomas Schmelzer and fiancé Elaina Tucci, Diana T. Schmelzer and fiancé Stephen Monsees.

She is also survived by her father Bruno Colucci, Joanne (sister) and Steve Dufresne and their two children, Vincent (brother) and Patti Colucci and their three children, Michael Colucci (brother) and Pam Lyon and their three children, Theresa (sister) and Rick Merino and their three children.  

Diana is also survived by her mother-in-law Antoinette Schmelzer and her children, Marianne and Michael Brown and their two children, Roseanne and Steve Rocchio and their three children, and Teresa and Dennis Statue and their four children.  

The family will receive friends on January 31, 2019 from 2:00-4:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, Wyckoff, NJ.  

The funeral service will be celebrated February 1, 2019 at 11:30 am at Garden of Memories in Washington Township, NJ.  

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Oncology Department of Columbia Presbyterian, Mil Stein Hospital Bldg., 177 Fort Washington Ave., 6 Hudson North, New York, NY 10032