Teresa Rose Contento, 60, was received in heaven on Nov. 24, 2019. Teresa was born on Jan. 27, 1959, in Passaic New Jersey .
Teresa was a LPN and worked for a private agency taking care of many patients. She was a Senior Claims Representative for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company for 19 years. Teresa on her weekends worked at the Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Lakes and was also a sales representative for Arbonne International and My Pillow. Teresa was a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Church and an avid fan of Bon Jovi and Billy Joel.
Teresa was predeceased by her parents, Alfred and Doris (Kovalcik) Marchese, a brother, John Alfred Marchese, and a niece Shaina Danielle Cohen.
Teresa is the loving and devoted mother of Noelle Teresa Contento, devoted sister of Mary Grace Petnel and her husband Bruce, Eileen Noelle Cohen and her husband Steven, cherished aunt of Christina Marie Behrins and her husband Jonathan, Kerri Lynn Herrick and her husband Aaron and Michael Jacob Cohen, and her beloved cat, Gizmo.
Relatives and friends will be received at Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home 241 Rt. 94, Vernon, NJ (GPS use 1 Vanderhoof Court) on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The family will gather at the funeral home on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. for an 11 a..m Mass of Christian Burial service at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church Highland Lakes, N.J., committal and interment services at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ. In lieu of flowers, please make donation to www.histio.org. for directions and condolences see www.fergusonfuneralhomesnj.com.