Ann S. Benedek
Created a warm home for her family in Union, 83
After a long battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Ann S. Benedek (nee Pariso), 83, of Union, N.J., passed away on Dec. 7, 2019 at the Villa in Florham Park. She was a true example of courage, strength and perseverance.
Funeral from the Galante Funeral Home, 2800 Morris Ave., Union, N.J. 07083, is on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be at St. Michael's Church, Union, at 10:15 a.m. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. Visitation is on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Ann is survived by her husband of 50 years, Charles Benedek; daughter Michelle and her husband, James Barone; granddaughter, Mia Annabella; sisters, Marilyn and Pauline, and many loving nieces and nephews. Ann was predeceased by her sister, Eleanor, and brothers-in-law, John, Norman and Anthony.
Daughter of the late Lucy and James Pariso, Ann was born on Feb. 13, 1936 and raised in Newark, N.J. Ann married her husband, Charles, on April 26, 1969. She moved to Union in 1973. Ann worked as an administrative assistant at Schering Plough until the birth of her only child Michelle. In her later years, Ann worked as a receptionist for Union Internal Medicine Group until her retirement.
Ann and Charles resided in Union until moving to a retirement community in 2015.
Ann's greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends. She loved the beach and spent summers with her extended family in Lavallette and Normandy Beach, N.J.
While she only had one child, she treated her daughter's friends and nieces and nephews as though they were her own and was affectionately known as Mrs. B and fun Aunt Honey.