Dolores (Marcavage) DeFazio

Dolores DeFazio, (Marcavage), 94, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024. At home with her loving daughters by her side. 

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Monday, October 28 from 4 to 8 p.m.  The funeral will begin in the funeral home on Tuesday morning, October 29 at 9:15 a.m. then to Our Lady of Sorrows R.C. Church, Kearny where a 10:30 Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington, NJ.

Dolores was born and raised in Simpson, PA to the late Anthony and Casimira Marcavage. Mrs. DeFazio has lived in Kearny for the last sixty-five, plus years. She worked in the Accounting Department at Art Metal, U.S.A. in Newark, NJ, for many years. Her prior employment was working in the Mortgage Depart at Equity Savings and Loan Kearny, NJ. Mrs. DeFazio was a member of the Polish American Women’s Club and named Polish American Club Outstanding Citizen of the Year, 1989. She was also a member of the Henrietta Benstead Senior Center, Thursday Group. She was an avid bowler at the Bowl- O- Drome in North Arlington, (into her 80’s and earned many trophies) and previously bowled at Yeager’s Bowling Alley in Harrison, NJ. 

Dolores also enjoyed bingo, playing cards with her many friends. Also trips to Atlantic City and many other casinos. She was a great hostess to many family and friends, at home (with her husband cooking). Dolores’s true passion was spending time with her family. People would describe her as being, compassionate, loving, kind, funny, etc., a singer, dancer, joke teller and an all-around entertainer. 

Dolores never missed sending cards for birthdays and every occasion to family and close friends. She would always call and sing to her family members on their birthdays. 

Dolores is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Enquist and husband John, Diana Davitt and husband, Gary, and a brother Joseph Marcavage. She is the beloved grandmother of John Enquist (Meredith), Ashley Murillo (Steven), Owen Davitt and his fiancé, Peter. She was the great grandmother of Savannah, Violet, Sofia, Ryan and Matthew. She will be deeply missed by her great-grand pup, Lewis. Also, many, many nieces and nephews, 32 plus. 

Dolores was predeceased by her husband, of 53 years, Frank DeFazio and siblings, Evelyn DeGonge, Christine Kresock, Marion Boyd, Joanne Maile, Arlene Gatto, John Marcavage, Anthony Marcavage and Edward Marcavage, plus many brothers and sister in laws. 

In lieu of flowers a donation to St. Jude (Dolores’s favorite charity) would be greatly appreciated, in her honor. http://stjude.org

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