Obituary of Genevieve Cirasa

Cirasa, Genevieve "Jennie" (nee DeFranco), age 92 of Wayne at rest in Wayne on April 1, 2022. Loving mother of JoAnn Compesi & her husband Gary. Dear grandmother of Jenna Furfaro and Philip Compesi. Great-grandmother of Franco Furfaro, Anthony Joseph Furfaro and Gia James Furfaro. Sister of Mario DeFranco & his wife Marilyn, Lucille Hogan & her husband Tom, Joseph DeFranco, Frances Freund and the late Anthony DeFranco and the late Mary Portelli. Also survived by many devoted nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Born in Force, PA, she lived most of her life in Paterson. She was the Supervisor for Accounts Payable for Paterson Public Schools, Paterson, for twenty-three years before retiring. She was a parishioner of St. Gerard R. C. Church, Paterson and a member of their Senior Citizens Club, and St. Michael's Seniors, Paterson. She also belonged to the NJEA and the PCEA. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Thursday at 10:30 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Gerard R.C. Church, Paterson at 11:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit Wednesday 4:00-7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, would be appreciated. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.