Phyllis Aletha Nazzery

Phyllis Aletha Nazzery obituary, Hawthorne, NJ

Phyllis Aletha Nazzery

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Browning-Forshay Funeral Home

557 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

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Browning-Forshay Funeral Home

557 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

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Oct

14

Service

11:30 a.m.

Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery

22-21 Maple Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

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Phyllis Nazzery Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home - Hawthorne on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Nazzery, Phyllis Aletha (nee: Durham), age 78, of Haledon, on Friday, October 10, 2025.
Born in Brooklyn, Phyllis had lived in Haledon since 2001 and was a member of the AME Zion Baptist Church in Paterson.
Phyllis was the beloved mother of Virginia Curry of Haledon and Dwayne Nazzery of South Carolina. Loving grandmother of Shantel, Shani, My-Zhon, Dwanayzha, Teshawn, Diamond, Jordan, Troy. Phyllis is survived by her brother Clarence and was preceded in death by her brother Solomon and her sisters Evelina and Merla.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne. Interment will follow at the Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Fair Lawn.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 5:00-7:00pm.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

13

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Browning-Forshay Funeral Home

557 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Send Flowers

Oct

14

Service

11:00 a.m.

Browning-Forshay Funeral Home

557 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Send Flowers

Oct

14

Service

11:30 a.m.

Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery

22-21 Maple Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Send Flowers

Only 1 day left for delivery to next service.