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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
May 14, 1941 — Mar 24, 2026
North Bergen
It is with great sadness to announce the death of Kathleen S Martinelli. She passed away on 3/24/26 peacefully with her 2 sons by her side. Kathleen is survived by her 2 sons Ronald JR and Steven Martinelli; Her grandsons Micheal and Steven Jr. and her 2 brothers Kevin and Steven O"Malley.
Kathleen was born in NYC on may 14th, 1941 to William and Mary O'Malley
she was 1 of 7 siblings. After graduating from Saint Anthony's high school in NYC, she moved on to a career as an administrative assistant that would span over 50 years
Kathleen began her career with the accounting firm Fred Landau and Co. in NYC, where she would meet her future husband of over 50 years; Ronald Martinelli SR (deceased) Ronald and Kathleen resided in North Bergen, NJ where they raised their 2 children and where she would remain the rest of her life. Kathleen spent the last decade of her career with Terminal Construction in Woodridge; before retiring in 2015.
Kathleen was heavily active in the church; first at Sacred Heart in North Berge where she taught CCD and later spent the remainder of her life as an active parishioner at Saint Mathews in Ridgefield .
She is loved and will be missed by all that knew her.
Friday
A.K. Macagna Funeral Home
4:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday
St. Matthew's R.C. Church
Starts at 10:00 am
Saturday
Holy Cross Cemetery
Starts at 11:30 am
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