Anna Corrado

Corrado, Anna, nee: Mercora, age 90, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, formerly of

Edgewater, New Jersey passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday

March 29, 2024. Born on August 1, 1933 in the Bronx, New York she was the loving

daughter to the late Christy and Natalie (nee: Majonica) Mercora. Devoted sister to the

late Vincenza Stabile and her husband Ronald. Anna was the Beloved wife to the late

Nicholas Corrado. Loving mother to Marie Lopez and her husband Oscar and Natalie

Heaps and her husband Enos. Cherished grandmother to Gregory and his wife

Amanda, Brenna and her husband Todd, Crystal and her husband Michael, Enos and

his wife Lauren, Ezria and her husband Andrew, Allegra and her husband Frank, David

and his wife Natalia, predeceased by the late Christine. Proud Great Grandmother to

Chayce, Cade, Dominic, Landen, Rosa, Mabel, Flora, Jude, Jonas, Simone, Elle and

Francisco. Anna leaves behind many Nieces and Nephews who she loved dearly.

During Anna’s life she had a variety of jobs. In her early years she worked as a

seamstress. She moved on to using her talent and passion for cooking catering and

managing small kitchen/cafeteria operations. She went on to work for Lipton for 15

years working in the Packaging and Consumer Testing Dept. After retirement she took

one of her favorite jobs as preschool aide at Ivy League School. She ended her

working career as cook for her Pastor/Friend at Holy Rosary Church.

Anna had the ability to make everyone feel loved and cared for. Her warmth, smile and

welcoming spirit brought sunshine to so many lives. Her love for her family, Italian

traditions, and exceptional cooking talent brought people together sitting around a table

filled with delicious food, laughing, and talking for hours. She had the ability to turn

small visits with family and friends into a party. Her summer backyard parties were the

best. Anna welcomed everyone into her home and made friends with everyone she

met.

Anna can be remembered for her love and service to people. Through her almost 40

years of volunteer work at Holy Rosary Church and the Edgewater community she

touched many people’s lives. She went on to do the same in Pennsylvania where she

volunteered at Brandywine Hospital and was part of the Women’s Project Group at

Exton Community Baptist Church where she made many beautiful friendships. Even in

her later years of health struggles, Anna managed to be a light in the lives of friends

she made at her dialysis center.

The family will receive their friends on Wednesday, April 3 from 4-8 PM at the Frank A.

Patti and Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home 327 Main Street “opposite the Fort Lee

Library”. The funeral will leave Thursday, April 4 at 10:30 AM for the celebration of

her funeral mass in the Historic Madonna R.C. Church on the Hill 2070 Hoeflys Lane

Fort Lee, New Jersey at 11:00 AM. For condolences, directions, or information

www.frankpatti.com or call (201) 944-0100. Donations can be made in Anna’s name to

Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital.