Maureen Donatacci

Maureen A. Donatacci (Wilson), 75, of Cedar Grove, N.J., passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Born and raised in Jersey City, N.J., Maureen, affectionately known as, "Moe," settled in Cedar Grove 44 years ago. An active member of St. Catherine of Siena R.C. Church and School in Cedar Grove, she served as vice president of the Home School Association, she coached the cheerleading team and participated in various functions.
Maureen was a dedicated mother and grandmother and will be remembered for her unconditional love of family and friends, especially her grandchildren, who were the light of her life. Maureen had a warm and outgoing personality. She loved entertaining and hosting holiday and summer pool parties. Over the last several years, Maureen split time between New Jersey and Malibu, California with her children and grandchildren.
Beloved wife of Joseph M. Donatacci; loving and devoted mother of daughter, Camille Donatacci Grammer Meyer, and her husband, David, and son, Joseph M. Donatacci, Jr.; cherished grandmother of Mason Olivia Grammer and Jude Gordon Grammer; dear sister of the late William Joseph, and Thomas Jude Wilson. She is also survived by her loving sister-in-law Lucille Donatacci, and her partner, Ralph Mazzola.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, from 4-8 p.m. at Shook's Cedar Grove Funeral Home, 486 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, N.J. Services begin on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. The Funeral Mass will be offered at 11:00 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 339 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, N.J. Interment will take place at a future date at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California. Memories and condolences may kindly be shared at shookscedargrove.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Maureen may be made to: The Foundation for Woman's Cancer, foundationforwomenscancer.org, or The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, stjude.org.
The family would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Diane Triolo and Alleen David for their ongoing, exceptional, and loving support of Maureen throughout her most recent years of treatment.
Maureen was a true warrior and fought a long, courageous battle with cancer until the end.