Lena M.

Manzo

Lena Manzo was born February 10, 1930 and left this earth on August 2, 2018 at the age of 88.  She was born to Dominic and Rosina Manzo in Jersey City.  They along with her brother Angelo and sister Ernestine lived in Jersey City, Cliffside Park and then in Fairview in the home where she would live for 75 years.

Lena was predeceased by her mother Rosina, father Dominic, brother Angelo and sister Ernestine Manzo.  She is survived by her niece Patricia Massood, nephews Mark, Matthew and Paul Manzo, as well as her great nieces and nephews Eli, Nicole, Ema, Nick, Kathryn and Luke.

Lena worked as a bank teller for Commercial Trust Company in Fairview until she was shot in a 1980 bank robbery.  It was a job she truly enjoyed.  Lena loved to talk with people, and was very good with numbers.  She could never understand why the banks went to computers.  Using her calculator, Lena claimed that she balance an account faster than any computer can.

Up until that time, she was involved with a number of civic organizations including the Little League of Fairview.  Later she would care for her parents and elderly neighbors.

Lena loved to travel, especially to Italy, Argentina and Canada to visit relatives.  She played the lottery every week with the goal of winning big to pay for her travels.  Lena's ability to get around had diminished in recent years, so her latest plans were to win the lottery, hire a private jet and driver so that she didn't have to deal with the airport and taxis.

She will be greatly missed by her niece and nephews.  Lena was an unconventional aunt, who enjoyed taking them to see cars crashing into each other in demolition derbies and horses racing (plus betting!) at the Meadowlands.

Her families, the Manzos and the Wrys, as well as many friends will miss her very much.