Born in the Bronx, New York, she lived there for many years before moving to Crestwood, NY where she lived for 25 years before settling at the Fairways in Lakewood in 2006. Rachel had a passion for ballroom dancing.
Rachel had worked for 25 years as an administrative assistant at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York before her retirement several years ago.
She was pre-deceased by her husband, Raymond Paul Alleva in 2014 and by her 11 brothers and sisters including her twin brother, Arnold Russo.
Rachel is survived by two daughters; Janis Shaw and her husband, Kevin and Christine Lewis and her husband, Adron, a grand-son, Kyle Shaw, a grand-daughter, Chelsea Rae Lewis, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the D'Elia Funeral Home, 1300 Vermont Avenue, Lakewood, N.J. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the conclusion of the visitation on Sunday, June 30, 2019.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
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