Obituary of Paulette Marie Ricciardi

Paulette Marie (nee: Jefferson) Ricciardi of Hopatcong passed away Friday December 7, 2018. She was 71. Born in Bronx NY, she has lived in Hopatcong since 1972. Paulette was a parishioner of St. Jude RC Church in Hopatcong and a member of the Hopatcong Seniors. She enjoyed bowling and being with family and friends. Beloved wife for 50 years of Raymond Ricciardi. Devoted mother of Tina Kraus and her husband David, Kimberly O'Brien and her husband James and Raymond Ricciardi Jr. and his wife Donna. Loving grandmother of James O'Brien Jr., Kayla O'Brien, Ashley Kraus, David Kraus Jr., and Raymond Ricciardi III. Dear sister of Joseph Jefferson Jr., Kathleen Kapulka and the late Patricia Golden. Cherished daughter of the late Joseph and the late Evelyn (nee: Quetel) Jefferson. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Paulette's Life Celebration on Friday December 14 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday December 15 at 10:00AM at St. Jude RC Church, Hopatcong. All are welcome to meet directly at church for mass. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Paulette's memory may be made to a pancreatic cancer foundation of a person's choice.