Catherine Josephine Meiselman

Catherine Josephine Meiselman obituary

Catherine Josephine Meiselman

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834 Durham Rd., Wake Forest, NC 27587

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Catherine Meiselman Obituary

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Catherine Josephine Meiselman, 87 years old, of Raleigh, passed away on September 27, 2025. Catherine was born in Hoboken, NJ on August 19, 1938, to the late Jospeh and Virginia Bartelenghi Gariboldi.

Catherine was a graduate of Cliffside Park High School in 1956. After she started her career in the banking industry as a teller working for Oritani Savings and Loan in Cliffside Park, NJ and then Dollar Savings in Newark, NJ.

In her spare time, she was an avid reader who loved to learn about history, collecting antiques and glassware, and beaded purses. She also enjoyed cooking and the Christmas season, being a school and church volunteer and her favorite flower was sunflowers.

Catherine was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Virginia Gariboldi; her husband, Jerry Meiselman; and her sister, Rose Gariboldi Cremeni. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Paul Gariboldi; her daughter, Kathylynn Gariboldi; and her grandchildren, Leah Kathryn Gariboldi and Alex and Zhanna Brooks.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 11am at St John's Episcopal Church, 834 Durham Rd, Wake Forest, NC.

Memorial contributions can be made in her memory to Dog Warriors Rescue at either links https://venmo.com/u/DogWarriorsRescue or www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/dog-warriors-rescue or by mail to Dog Warriors Rescue, 3068 Benson Road Angier, NC 27501.
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Memorial service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

St. John's Episcopal Church

834 Durham Rd., Wake Forest, NC 27587

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