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Laura Yanitelli

Jan 12, 1922 - Nov 19, 2025

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Rest in peace Aunt Laura. Your sweet and loving kindness will be missed greatly.

A wonderful, sweet lady and the best teacher. She was always my favorite. Her class was so much fun. ❤❤❤

I remember calling Aunt Laura on several occasions to check and see what she was baking at that time. I recently found out that she had passed away in November. What sadness to lose such a sweet, lovely lady, who I was told was a great baker and always made me smile. God rest her soul in Heaven with her friend, Ann Ritacco from Emerson. Maybe the 2 of them will be baking treats in Heaven???

I knew Laura from seeing her at Mt Carmel and ladies from mass that k ew her, she was a beautiful human, just knew of her passing, Rest in peace beautiful Laura

Aunt Laura, I miss you so much! I was trying to call you to wish your birthday today and found out that I cannot talk to you anymore, you are in heaven. I love you soooo much always. I miss talking to you. Thank you for everything. You were an angel to me always. No wonder you didn’t answer my calls for over a month. I wish I could be there to you one more time. I miss you so much!Happy birthday aunt Laura.

Laura was a dear and wonderful lady. I loved her. She was a treasured teacher at Lyndhurst high school who was respected by all her colleagues.
I first knew Laura when she attended the St Mary’s 7:30 morning mass on Sunday. I was a Reader and Laura liked the way I read and the sound of my voice. I could not believe she was still driving well into her nineties! When she finally stopped driving, I offered to bring her the Sunday bulletin. I am so sorry that I missed her funeral mass. If...

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Laura Yanitelli of Rutherford, NJ passed away on November 19, 2025, age 103.

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