Obituary of Hope Smith

SMITH, Hope C. (nee Cimmino) age 82 of Ridgewood, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Born in New York City, Hope lived in New Milford before moving to Ridgewood 53 years ago. She was a graduate of Berkley College in 1952 and worked at the Hackensack Cable Company for 10 years. Hope was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood. Surviving is her loving husband of 53 years Charles Smith, her devoted daughters, Alison O'Connor and Carla and her husband Nick DiFranza and her adoring grandchildren, Layla, Nicholas and Gian. Funeral services will be held Friday 8:30 AM from the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass will follow 9:30AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 52 Passaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ. Interment will be in the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah. Visiting is Thursday 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.