Shirley A. Rackauskas, 85 of Nutley, passed away on Monday November 9, 2020. Born and raised in Kearny, she was the daughter of the late David A. and Margaret (Garrity) Wallace. Shirley was an accounting clerk with A.D.P. in Parsippany before retiring and was also a talented artist and member of both the Bloomfield and Rutherford Art Associations.
A devoted mother and grandmother, Shirley is survived by her daughters, Renee Kuczek and her husband Thomas, and Karen Dowhen and her husband Wayne, and her grandchildren, Katie, Thomas, Kenneth and Kimberly and two great grandsons Christian and Thomas IV. She also leaves her sisters, Margaret Peters and Jeanne Romeo.
Funeral from the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 267 Centre St. Nutley on Thursday November 12 at 8:30 am.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Bloomfield at 9:30 am.
Cremation will be private.
Visitors will be received at the funeral home on Wednesday from 3-5 pm.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations made to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alznj.org) or St Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) would be appreciated.
*Please keep in mind of all social distancing rules. To enter the premises, you must have and wear a mask. Only 55 people are allowed within the premises at any given time, so please be mindful of your time spent paying your respects so that others will be able to do so as well.