Her husband of 64 years, John, predeceased her in March, 2017. They were just kids when they started their lives together and built a life on love, family, friends, faith and an abundance of food. Sylvia was the original kitchen boss. Her home was 53 years old, but her kitchen got the use of 100 years.
Sylvia is survived by her four children: JoAnn Cucinello,John Cucinello, James and Angela Cucinello and Laura and Greg Mikut. She also leaves behind her beloved grandchildren: Nicholas and Amanda Mammano, Giorgia Mammano , Linda Cucinello, Michael Delaney, and Erin Meizlik. She absolutely adored her grandchildren and it was her absolute pleasure to cook them their favorite foods.
Sylvia lived her Catholic faith and was a 50 year member of Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, NJ. She led her Morning Glorias prayer group and attended daily mass, meeting up with her friends and sharing coffee and a little piece of cake with them at De Pieros Farm.
She worked for almost two decades at Orange and Rockland Utilities as a customer service representative. She was the perfect employee. She only asked for Good Friday off and for the banning of smoking in her workplace. She asked manager after manager, supervisor after supervisor to make her co-workers stop smoking in the office. They did nothing. We calculate she inhaled the smoke of approximately 1.2 million cigarettes during her time working for Orange and Rockland and no one seemed to care then or now. Mom cared. And it bothered her in these last few months. She knew she was going to miss out on good years and good times to come.
Visitation will be at Church of the Presentation, 271 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ on Friday, October 12th from 3-8. Italian desserts will be served, per Sylvia’s instructions. Mass will be Saturday at 11:15 at Church of the Presentation. Internment will follow at Ascension Cemetery. Repast will follow back at the church With an abundance of good food. Again, per Sylvia’s instructions. Please join us in celebrating her beautiful life.
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