Anastasia A. "Ann" Scelsi

Anastasia A. "Ann" Scelsi obituary

Anastasia A. "Ann" Scelsi

Anastasia Scelsi Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Costa Memorial Home on Aug. 15, 2025.

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Anastasia "Ann" A. Scelsi (nee Draganchuk) 87, of Hasbrouck Heights passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Born in Bayonne to the late Mary and Thomas Draganchuk. Ann received her Masters Degree in Education from Jersey City State College. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady in Wood-Ridge and a member of the Rosary Society. Beloved wife of sixty years to Anthony J. Scelsi. Devoted mother of Nicholas Scelsi and his wife Tammy and Anastasia Kaminski and her husband Michael. Dear sister of Helene Schneider and her late husband Walter. Loving grandmother of Toni Scelsi and Kaitlyn Kaminski. Cherished Godmother and aunt of Thomas Schneider and his wife Janet and their children Margaret and Thomas and Walter Schneider and his wife Christine and step children Eva and Lili. Visitation Monday, August 18th from 9:30 - 11:30 AM at Costa Memorial Home Boulevard and Central Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights. Funeral Liturgy from the Church of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady in Wood-Ridge on Monday at 12 Noon. Entombment following at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Church of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady 143 First Street Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 in memory of Anastasia A. Scelsi would be appreciated.

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