Catherine M. Percario
Dearest mother and grandmother, Berkeley Heights resident
Catherine M. Percario (nee Boffa), age 79, of Berkeley Heights, N.J., passed away peacefully on March 12, 2019 in her home.
Visitation was held March 17, 2019 at the Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial, 646 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights, N.J. A Funeral Mass was held on March 18, 2019 at the Church of the Little Flower, 310 Plainfield Ave, Berkeley Heights, N.J. Interment was private. For directions or to send the family condolences, please visit www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com.
Catherine was born in Summit, N.J., to Carmen and Florence (nee Martini) Boffo. She moved to Berkeley Heights in 1959 to raise her family with her husband, Benjamin W. Percario. Catherine worked as a crossing guard in Berkeley Heights for many years before retiring in 2001.
Catherine is survived by her loving children, William and his wife, Karin, Michael, Robert, Benjamin Jr. and Patricia Wapelhorst and her husband, Thomas; her six cherished grandchildren, Domenic, Kimberly, Larissa, Samantha, Kristy, Hailie, and her great-granddaughter Isabella. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Benjamin W. Percario, in 2018 and her sister, Philomena Di Ionno.