Obituary of Rosemarie E. Silvan

Silvan, Rosemarie E. (nee Taormina) age 88 of Bayville died Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born in Cliffside Park, she lived in Waldwick for 25 years before moving to Bayville in 1978. After graduating high school, she worked for U.S. Trust Co. in New York City and then during WW II served as a civilian employee for the Dept. of the Navy. While raising her three children, she worked for many years as an administrative assistant for several large companies before her retirement in 1997. Rosemarie was known for her kindness, generosity, fun loving spirit and warm smile. Surviving are her children, Richard C. Silvan and his wife Debbie of Bluffton, SC and Barbara Maniscalco of Ramsey, NJ. Also surviving are her three grandchildren, Jacki Fink, Jeffrey Silvan and Jamie Maniscalco and her brother, Joseph Taormina of Maywood, NJ. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Julius Lester in 2012, her son William in 1970, her twin brother, Charles Taormina and son-in-law, Robert Maniscalco in 2010. Visiting Monday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass Tuesday 10 am at St. Luke's R.C. Church, 340 Franklin Tpk. Ho Ho Kus, NJ. Interment at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, NJ. Memorial contributions to The Colleen Giblin Foundation, 700 D Lake Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446 would be appreciated.