MARIE LAMORTE

July 30, 1930 - September 30, 2017

Marie LaMorte – Devoted Mother and Grandmother Marie (Salerno) LaMorte passed away at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 30, 2017. Born in Newark, NJ, to the late Gerardo and Gelsomina Salerno, Marie had lived in Belleville, NJ for 36 years before moving to Montville, NJ 20 years ago. A graduate of Barringer High School in Newark, Marie worked for the Prudential Insurance Company for 35 years. Upon retirement, she worked another 10 years for her brother, Dr. Alphonse Salerno, in his medical office. She was a parishioner of St. Peter’s Church in Belleville and then St. Pius X in Montville. She was an active member of the St. Pius Rosary Society and Montville Senior Citizens Club. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Dr. Alphonse Salerno, Lawrence Salerno, and Jeanette Freda. She is survived by her daughter; MaryJo Foss, her two sons; John (Lourdes), and Michael and his fiancée Eva; and four grandchildren, Steven Foss, Lauren Foss, Samantha LaMorte and Sabrina LaMorte.