ZIER, Isabella E., age 99 of Matawan, NJ died on Sunday, March 25, 2012.
Beloved wife (for 57 years) of the late Dr. Adolpho Zier. Dear sister of Teresa Racich. She is also survived by eight nieces and nephews, fourteen grand nieces and nephews and seventeen great grand nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Paulina; her sister, Ada; her brothers, Dante and Bill.
Isabella was born in Italy on March 12, 1913 to Peter and Paulina Salvucci. She immigrated to the United States at 9 months of age with her parents. She grew up with her parents, two sisters and two brothers in Mine Hill, NJ. She then moved to the Teaneck/Hackensack area in 1928 and resided there until 2004. Isabella obtained her Master’s Degree, in Education, from Columbia University. She taught at Hillers School in Hackensack for over 30 years.
Friends and family are invited for visitation on Thursday and Friday from 7-9 PM at Volk Leber Funeral Home, 789 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ. Funeral service from the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 AM and then to Holy Trinity RCC in Hackensack for a 10:30 Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment to follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hackensack, NJ. A luncheon will follow at Lisa Restaurant & Pizzeria, Route 35 and Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor, NJ (732) 290-1313.