Mrs. Gary Riccardo

Sunday, June 16, 2002 - Newark Star Ledger

A Mass for Mrs. Gary Riccardo, 92, of Westfield will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Annes Church, Garwood. Arrangements are by the Dooley Funeral Home, Cranford.

Mrs. Riccardo died Friday at home.

A bookkeeper, she was head of the service department at McDowells Oil Heat Inc., Westfield, for many years before retiring in 1972.

Previously, she had been a bookkeeper and clerk for Deremer Builders Supply Co. in Garwood and, before that, for Tuttle Brothers Co. in Westfield. She also had been the secretary to the president of the J.S. Irving Co., Westfield.

Mrs. Riccardo was a volunteer at the Childrens Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, and served as a volunteer secretary at its Westlake School.

Born in Summonte, Province of Avellino, Italy, she lived in Garwood before moving to Westfield 35 years ago.

Surviving are a daughter, Ann Holzberger; sisters, Virginia E. Guerriero and Linda C. Giuditta; a brother, Carmine J. Guerriero, and five grandchildren.