Marie A. DiPietro Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Marie A. DiPietro (nee LaRosa) 88 of Carneys Point, NJ passed away surrounded by her family on October 13, 2019. Born on January 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Catherine (Fraietta) LaRosa of Penns Grove. Marie worked for the DuPont Company before meeting and marrying the love of her life Fred. She became a stay-at-home mother to raise her three children. Once her children were in school, she went to work for the Penns Grove-Carneys Point School District starting in the high school cafeteria, then to Field Street School and finally in Carleton School where she retired in 1996. She and Fred were very active in the VFW and traveled extensively throughout the State of New Jersey and visited various states such as Nevada, Texas and Florida. Marie was a member of VFW Post 8840 Auxiliary where she held the position of President for many years. She also held the position of District 14 Auxiliary President and was currently serving as Assistant Guard for the State of New Jersey Auxiliary. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Fred, brothers, Nicholas, Frank and Anthony LaRosa, a sister, Rose DiSylvestro and son-in-law John Burkhardt. She is survived by her family that she adored, daughters, Catherine Burkhardt, Rose Marie Anuszewski and her husband, Dennis and a son, George and his wife Robin. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Andrew DiPietro and his wife Kaity and Deanna Jaeger and her husband, Travis, three great grandchildren, Jayme, Ryder and Grayson DiPietro, sister Carmella Schreiner, brother Vincent LaRosa and his wife Gay, sisters-in-law Susan Davis (DiPietro) and Lena LaRosa, and many nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 South Broadway, Pennsville, New Jersey. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 10:00 at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish – Corpus Christi RC Church, 369 Georgetown Road, Carneys Point. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Penns Grove. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com

Marie A. DiPietro

January 13, 1931 - October 13, 2019