HELEN MARIE CARABILLO Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Helen Marie Carabillo, 93 years, of Oak Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. She was born on March 30, 1925 in Passaic, New Jersey to the late Blanche (nee Klimock) and John Palsi. Helen Marie married Joseph Carabillo, her Lodi High School sweetheart, in 1948 and resided in Lodi, New Jersey, then resided in Hasbrouck Heights until 1963 when they moved to Towaco, New Jersey which is where they raised their family. In 2004 they moved to Oak Ridge, New Jersey where they have resided until her passing. Each year Helen Marie attended the St. Anthony Novena in Paterson, New Jersey. She also taught CCD at St. Pius Church in Montville. Helen Marie dedicated her life to taking care of her family and was very active in the schools where her children attended. When she became a grandmother, she attended all of their sporting events and activities. She will best be remembered for her baking, gardening, arts and crafts, and for her love of bowling. Helen Marie was predeceased by her dear siblings Dolores Blondek in 2014 and John Palsi in 2018. She is survived by her beloved husband Joseph, her loving daughters Andrea Hall and her husband Bruce of Oak Ridge, New Jersey, and Maria Klecha and her husband Kevin of Pequannock Township, New Jersey; her cherished grandchildren Derek Hall and his fiancée Christine, Andrew Hall, and Sophia Klecha; as well as many nieces and nephews. A memorial visitation will take place on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 7pm to 9pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, New Jersey 07435 (For GPS use 1 Post Place). A memorial mass will take place on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 10am at St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, New Jersey 07438. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos, as well as obtaining driving directions to the funeral home.

HELEN MARIE CARABILLO

March 30, 1925 - June 23, 2018