Obituary of Phyllis H. Ciardi

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:30 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Dover Phyllis H. Ciardi, 96, of Randolph, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at her home. Resident of Randolph since 1949, formerly of Dover and Rockaway. Mrs. Ciardi was born in Pittston, PA. She worked as a clerk at Picatinny Arsenal, Rockaway Township, and in 1979 retired after 20 years. She was a longtime member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Dover. She was a member of St. John's Guild and St. John's Service Club. Phyllis also volunteered at Dover General Hospital. She and her husband A. Raymond (Toots) Ciardi were proprietors of a grocery store on Main Street in Rockaway. She is survived by three cousins, Robert Norris of PA, Kenneth Norris of NV, and Ralph Norris of ME. Also survived by one niece, Eugenia Moran of Stanhope, close friends and neighbors, and her beloved cat, Scooter. Predeceased by her husband, A. Raymond in 1996, and daughters Phyllis in 1990, and Barbara in 2006. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:30 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Dover (973-366-2772). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: St. John's Episcopal Church, 11 South Bergen Street, Dover, NJ 07801. All arrangements by Tuttle Funeral Home, Randolph. (www.tuttlefh.com)