Florence DeGeorgia Obituary

DeGEORGIA Florence M. (nee Krause), of Hackensack, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at the age of 91. Florence greatest joy was being a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she especially enjoyed baking, watching her beloved NY Yankees and playing cards with her friends. Prior to her marriage she worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in New York, NY. She was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Hackensack. Beloved wife of Pat De Georgia for 62 years. Loving mother of Patricia Forte and her husband Mario of Allentown, PA, Florence McGovern and her husband Michael of Dumont and Susan Mason and her fiancé David Kerchner of Wrightsville, PA. Cherished grandmother of eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Dearest sister of George Krause and his wife Dorothy of Yonkers, NY and the late Paul, Andrew and Francis Krause. The funeral on Saturday May 28, 2011 at 8:15 AM at the G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home, 397 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 9:30 AM at Church of the Immaculate Conception, 49 Vreeland Avenue, Hackensack. Interment will follow at Hackensack Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of Flowers please make donations to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St. Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. To send condolences, get directions or for further info, visit www.gentilefuneralservice.com