Obituary of Maria Rinaldi

Maria Rinaldi Bristol-Myers retiree, cherished mother and grandmother Maria Rinaldi of Ledgewood, N.J., formerly of Maplewood, N.J., passed away on May 16, 2015, at Kindred Hospital, Dover, N.J. Visiting hours will be at the Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 Route 10, Randolph, N.J., on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and again on Wednesday from 10 to 10:30 a.m., followed by an interment service at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum, East Hanover, N.J. Maria was born in Germany and moved to New Jersey after marrying U.S. serviceman Horace Rinaldi during World War II. She retired in 1985 from Bristol-Myers in Hillside, N.J., where she worked as an assembler. Previously, she was employed by Westinghouse and Lionel. Maria was the cherished mother of four children, Joseph, Maria Holz, Lucia Deniz and Anita Grobarz; two sisters, Anneliese Zinsmiester and Thekla Erb, both of Germany; a sister-in-law, Josephine Musemeci; seven grandchildren, Justin, Carmella, Christian, Carlye, Brett, Michael, and Danielle, and three great- grandchildren, Gina Joseph and Gabriella. She was predeceased by her husband, Horace J., in 2005.