Joan A (Merlo) Sciascia

Joan A. Sciascia, 83, formerly of Lopatcong Township, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Lincoln Park, NJ.

 

Born February 5, 1928 in Philipsburg, she was a daughter of the late Carmello and Josephine Gloriosa Merlo.

 

She was a former floor worker for A&H Sportswear Easton.

 

She was member of Ss. Philip and James Roman Catholic Church, Phillipsburg.

 

She was a member of St. Philip and St. James High School’s Class of 1945.

 

Her husband, the late Salvatore Sciascia died in 1972.

 

Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Martello and her husband, Alex, of Montville, NJ; a son, David J. and his wife, Kathy of Palmer Township; two brothers, Nicholas and Joseph, and a sister Serphina Lobalbo, all of Phillipsburg; three

grandchildren, Aaron and his wife, Traci; Marisa and Alex; a great-granddaughter, Payton. Two brothers, John and Carmen, and three sisters, Josephine Marotta, Mary Chillot, and Sarah Merlo, all died earlier.

 

Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St, Phillipsburg, NJ. Funeral services will begin 9:30 a.m. Friday in the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00 a.m. in the church, 426 S. Main St, Phillipsburg. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery, Greenwich Township, NJ.

 

Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital or an Alzheimer’s Association of choice.