Dolores L

Avella

AVELLA, Dolores (nee) Giamporcaro on May 9, 2011 left this life peacefully at home in Palisades Park, age 91. Beloved wife to her late loving husband Dr. Anthony A.(1998) Dolores leaves her loving saddened son Eugene. Beloved daughter to the late Adele and Eugene. She is also survived by many loving relatives and friends. Dolores resided in Palisades Park for most of her life and was well known as a long time resident. For thirty years she was a secretary at the Epiphany School in Cliffside Park and was a lifelong parishioner of Epiphany R.C. Church in Cliffside Park. At 85 years old she received her BA degree in Pre-Law from Fairleigh Dickinson University and was cited for her tenacity as a senior student. Her motto "Life is beautiful despite all the problems" served as her compass and her last words to her son was to live life with honor, values and pride. Funeral from the A.K. Macagna Funeral Home 495 Anderson Avenue Cliffside Park, N.J on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 8:00am. thence to Epiphany R.C. Church in Cliffside Park where a Funeral Mass will be offered at 9:00am. Interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus. The family will receive their friends Thursday 2-4 and 7-9pm. Dolores' wish was for donations in lieu of flowers to be made in her name to the Dr. Anthony A. Avella Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 5643 Hillside, N.J. 07205.