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Charles W. Ferrara, Sr.
Charles W. Ferrara, Sr., age 67 of Wayne, died on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. He had been a Wayne resident for forty years.
Charlie was a member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local One, and worked for Westinghouse and Schindler during his thirty year career.
He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS John Willis. He was a great cook and often made large batches of his famous beef stew for Eva’s Kitchen. A huge sports fan, he loved his Yankees and NY Giants. He was a wonderful dad and a very loving Poppy. He and his wife Maureen loved each other dearly and were the best of friends.
Charlie is survived by his wife Maureen (Fallon) of Wayne, his daughter Katie Macones and her husband Jason of Wayne, his two sons Charles, Jr. “Chuck” and his wife Laura of Wayne and Joseph and his wife Lisa of Riverdale; six grandchildren: Kaylee, Makenna, Charlie, Max, Natalie, and Reilly, his two loving sisters; Joanne DeLavega of Pearl River, NY and Susan Disanto and her husband Fred of Saddle Brook, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 26, 2014 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, October 27, 2014 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Donations in Charlie’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 www.WoundedWarriorProject.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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Mary Anne Magnabousco (Rampolla)
Charlie was a childhood friend of mine from Maywood. He had a great personality and didn't really know how funny he was. When we got together with a few friends, he would make you laugh until you almost wet yourself with some of his comments, again, not knowing how funny they were. Say hello to Ronnie when you arrive at the "Pearly Gates". You will be missed - Rest in Peace my friend. Mary Anne Rampolla (Magnabousco).
Patrick Francis Gallagher
Charlie, David Searles , Harvey Friedman and myself all sat together in Mrs. VanSaders ninth Grade homeroom together and would have Harvey and me gales of laughter when he would call David Searles sleepy . David would always fall asleep in homeroom everyday. Charlie and I wound up being friends that year and when ever we would see eachother in both in Maywood and Bogota we would say hi. At one point while at Bogota Charlie and I were in the same homeroom. God bless you Charlie for all of the fun we had in Mrs. Vansaders homeroom and truout our High School years. Pat.