Adelaide Rita Ward

Adelaide was born in the Bronx, NY on May 22nd, 1936 to John and Margaret (Kelly-Landi) Piscitelli. She was predeceased last year by her husband of 57 years, John J. Ward. She is survived by her daughters Kelly Ward and Nancy Bauer; her son in-law (who was like the son she never had) Michael Bauer; her most cherished and only grandchild, Michaela Ward Bauer, all of Westwood, NJ; she is also survived by her loving sister, Rosemarie Locorotondo and many nieces and nephews.

Adelaide attended Hunter College and spent many years working for the VA Hospital in the Bronx, where she learned more about medicine and oncology than we ever imagined (she impressed both Dad and her oncologist with the wealth of her knowledge!). She then worked for Colgate-Palmolive Company, where she met the love of her life. Following marriage and starting a family, she worked for Scholastic Books in Englewood, NJ, and finally Bristol-Myers in NYC, NY as an Executive Assistant until her retirement in 1993.

Adelaide was a parishioner of Our Lady Of The Visitation in Paramus, NJ for 56 years. Aside from her complete love of her family, Adelaide enjoyed cooking (Sunday dinners will never be the same), entertaining family and friends at her home, travelling both within the U.S. and out of country (Italy being her favorite international destination) and gardening. As self-appointed family historian, she dug deep into genealogy in her retirement years. She devoted countless hours uncovering a tremendous amount of information on both sides of our family. She was a member of three genealogical societies: The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, The Italian Genealogy Group and The Hudson County Genealogical & Historical Society. She will remain the strongest and most caring example we could ever aspire to be.

Entombment at Maryrest Cemetery. Due to current restrictions, all services are held privately. The family intends to have a proper funeral mass, along with celebration of Adelaide's beautiful life at a later date. Donations in her memory can be made to: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NYC, NY 10065 (Giving.Mskcc.org), Our Lady Of The Visitation R.C. Church, 234 N. Farview Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652 or The Genealogical Society Of Bergen County, P.O. Box 432, Midland Park, NJ 07432.