Susan DiGiaimo

DiGIAIMO
Susan (Assunta Adelaide) (nee Cherone), passed peacefully sur
rounded by members of her family On February 2, 2014, at the age of 102½.
Susie was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 15, 1911 and grew up in the Sandy Hill section of Paterson. She moved to the Riverside section and lived there with for 40 years. After the death of her husband, Carmine, in 1979 she moved to the Governor Paterson Towers.
For many years, she worked as a seamstress for various clothing manufacturers in Paterson and was a proud member of the ILGWU (Int'l Lady Garment Workers Union).
She is survived by her devoted children Josephine (Dee) and her husband Richard of Barnegat, NJ; Matthew and his wife Phyllis of New Bern, NC; Sandy and her friend Jan Pellington of Lakeville, PA; and Chuck and his wife Mary Ann of Pompton Plains, NJ.
She was the loving Grandma/Granny to Sue, Ricky, and JoAnn Boscarino; Matthew DiGiaimo; Rebecca Cardone, Michael DiGiaimo, Jessica Tyminski, and Sarah DiGiaimo and her great-children Mason and Chandler DiGiaimo; Emma Jane Cardone; and Isabella and Aidan Tyminski.
Susie was the third oldest of nine siblings. She is survived by her sister, Anne Pichinson of Toms River. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Alessandra (Maione) and Louis Cherone; brothers, John, Peter, and Louis Cherone, and her sisters, Mary Gannitello, Josephine Lembo, Marge Lippman, and Addie Rosenthal. She is also survived by her sisters-in-laws, Jay, Phyllis, and Jane Cherone and numerous nieces and nephews who all loved her dearly.
A funeral Mass will be held 11 AM Thursday, February 6 at St. Mary's R.C. Church, Pompton Lakes. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Visiting hours will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 PM Wednesday, February 5 at the M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains.
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In lieu of flowers, donations in Susie's memory to the Alzheimer's Association or a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by her family.