Obituaries

Cranford Seamstress, Mary LaRocco, Dies at 95

LaRocco was born in Rahway and later moved to Cranford.


The following information is courtesy of Dooley Funeral Home.

Mary LaRocco, 95, of Cranford passed peacefully at Runnells Hospital on November 30, 2013.

Born in Rahway, she was employed at Western Electric during WW II, and then became a well-known seamstress for 70 years.

She was predeceased by 2 sisters, Ann and Rose, a brother Steve, and in-laws Ann and John Tito, Patricia LaRocca, and Thomas Greco, and her beloved husband, Louis and son, Robert.

Surviving are her devoted son, Richard; sister-in-law Nicolette Greco; brothers-in-law Nat LaRocca and Edward LaRocca and his wife Ann; and many nieces and nephews.


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