Mary Zaccardi

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Mary Zaccardi, 90, of Belford, passed away peacefully May 13, 2021 in her home. She was born in Jersey City in 1930. She married her beloved husband Joseph in June 1951 and they started their family. Mary and Joe moved to Leonardo in 1981 and finally to Belford in 1985.

Mary was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a kind and sensitive caregiver starting as a young woman caring for her husband’s ill grandmother then through the years tending to the needs of so many others. Generous to a fault and thoughtful, Mary never forgot a birthday, anniversary or special occasion. She was smart, well-informed, witty and delightfully quirky. Her love was more often shown than simply spoken; a rare and special gift for those receiving it. She will be missed terribly and the world is a less interesting place without her.

Mary is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Joan Zaccardi and Michael and Carol Zaccardi; daughter and son-in-law Anne Zaccardi-Henry and Brian Henry; four grandchildren, Michael Zaccardi, Diane Baldwin and her husband Evan, Joseph Zaccardi and his wife Allison, Margot Borgel and her husband Michael; brother and sister-in-law Bernard and Margaret Lambe; brother-in-law Dennis Zaccardi and his wife Paula; and great-grandchildren, Katy, Sean, Maeve, Colin, Joseph and Natalie. She also leaves behind many beloved nieces and nephews. 

Mary was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Zaccardi; son Thomas Zaccardi; brother Thomas J. Lambe; sister Anna M. Nestor; her parents, Thomas and Margaret (Peg) Lambe; and her parents-in-law, Michael and Adele Zaccardi. 

Visitation will be held from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021, at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindall Road, Middletown. A Funeral Liturgy will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday, May 21 at St. Mary, Mother of God Church, 19 Cherry Tree Farm Road, Middletown. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

In lieu of flowers please consider a contribution in Mary’s name to St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Middletown.

The article originally appeared in the May 20 – 26, 2021 print edition of The Two River Times.