Jo Ann Marsico Ferrara passed away peacefully at Forest Manor in Blairstown, NJ on April 10 at the age of 79, surrounded by her family.
Jo Ann is survived by her children: Christopher Ferrara (wife Marcia); Angela Pisauro (husband Mark); Scott Ferrara, Sr. (wife Cheryl); Nicole Burricelli (husband John); and her brothers: Anthony Marsico, Jr. (wife Jo Ann) and Joseph Marsico, Sr.
She is also survived by five grandchildren: Catrina Pisauro La Rosa; Alyssa Pisauro; Jaime Pisauro; Scott Ferrara, Jr.; Alexis Ferrara, as well as five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Jo Ann was born on June 9, 1938 in Paterson, NJ and spent most of her life in the Northern NJ area where she went to Passaic Valley High School and then went on to become a bookkeeper by trade. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She spent the last six years in the Hackettstown area and will be missed by the many people she connected with and will be remembered for the many lives she touched.
Visitation will be on Friday, April 13 from 4-8 pm at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown, NJ, 07840 with services beginning at 7:30 pm, burial is private.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jo Ann’s name to Stand Up 2 Cancer at: https://secure.eifoundation.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=su2c_donate .