Obituary of Albertine Caro

CARO Albertine (Josse), age 79, of Elmwood Park, NJ on Monday, February 16, 2009 passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Albertine's interests included cooking, gardening, traveling with friends, and relaxing at the beach. Her happiest times were spent with her family, especially with her grandchildren. Albertine spent her last two years under the loving, dedicated and devoted attention of her caretaker, Apol. Albertine came to the United States from Brittany, France in 1952, and became a US citizen in 1957. She worked as a governess in Passaic, NJ before getting married. She then was a homemaker and bookkeeper for the family business, Caro Builders of Saddle Brook and Brittany Builders of Wayne.Beloved wife of the late William Caro. Loving and devoted mother to Evelyn Ercolano of Elmwood Park, Guylaine Blitzstein and husband, Michael of Paramus, and Lorraine Royston and husband Chris of Sparks, Maryland. Cherished grandmother of Stacey, Robert, Danielle, Monique, Madeline and Billy. Dear sister of Francois and wife Marguerite, and Jean Josse, the late Matthew Josse, the late Marianne Canaff and surviving husband Louis and the late Lucienne Josse. A funeral mass is planned for Thursday, February 19, 2009, 10:30 AM at St. Anne R.C. Church, 15-05 St. Anne Street, Fair Lawn, NJ. Interment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus. The family will receive relatives and friends Wednesday 2 -4 and 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat Colonial Home, Inc., 13-31 Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ, 201-797-3500. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Albertine may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 or Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780, www.michaeljfox .org.