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Delores Fusco Obituary

Delores Fusco

AGE: 90 •

Delores Fusco, 90, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease on Monday, October 16, 2017.

Born in Passaic, she was a longtime resident of Bloomfield, before moving to Glen Ridge.

Delores was predeceased by her husband Donald in 2005. She is survived by her son James (Maria); two daughters, Susan (Ambrose III) and Barbara, 7 grandchildren; Cori, Katie, Ian, Ambrose IV, Michael, Erika, and Kathryn, and 4 great-grandchildren.

Delores was a 1949 graduate of Montclair State University. She was a fourth grade teacher at Brookdale Elementary School, retiring in 1992. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross, Meals-On-Wheels, and a volunteer at Mountainside Hospital for many years.

Visitation will be on Thursday October 19, 2017 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home, 1284 Broad Street, in Bloomfield. The Funeral Service will be celebrated on Friday October 20, 2017, at 10:30 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson NJ.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested in her memory to Glen Ridge Historical Society at PO Box 164, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 or to Freeman Gardens at 644 Hawthorne Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028.

Published by Asbury Park Press on Oct. 18, 2017.
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God is compassionate and merciful to those seeking comfort, strength and hope during difficult times. May God's word give you peace. Psalms 145:8

October 18, 2017

Sincere condolences goes out to the Fusco family for your sad loss. May GOD be with the family as you mourn the loss of Delores.

October 18, 2017

My heartfelt sympathy to the family on the passing of your love one please accept my heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
Cy

October 18, 2017

Please accept my heartfelt condolences. Mrs. Fusco was one of my favorite teachers at Brookdale Elementary. I remember her kind nature.

Dana Planer

October 18, 2017

Dear Family, I am so sorry for your loss. May God comfort you and your family during this very difficult time. (Psalms 55;22)

October 18, 2017

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