In Memory of

Marie

Molinaro

(Vara)

Obituary for Marie Molinaro (Vara)

Loving Wife, Mother, Sister, and Grandmother

Marie Molinaro, 88, of Belleville, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Born in Somerville, NJ, Marie was the daughter of the late Ralph A. and Angelina (Intindola) Vara and spent most of her life in Belleville. She was a graduate of Montclair State University and retired as an educator for East Orange Board of Education. She was a former member of Silver Lake Association and previously active in Belleville Community Civic Affairs. The beloved wife of the late Charles C. Molinaro, Marie is survived by her daughter Christine Palma and her husband Anthony, sister Theresa Schoner and her husband David, sister-in-law Grace Vara, and two grandchildren Deanna and Sabrina Palma.

The funeral will be Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 9:30am from the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 267 Centre St., Nutley.

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30am at Holy Family Church, 28 Brookline Avenue, Nutley.

The entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Visitors will be received at the funeral home on Monday, May 15th from 4 – 8pm.