Anne Bymakos Daro Obituary (1926 - 2019)

Anne Daro (nee Bymakos), 93, a former West Caldwell resident passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family at Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., immediately followed by a 10:30 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell. The interment will follow immediately at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, N.J. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Daro lived most of her adult life and raised her family in West Caldwell. She worked for NASA as a "computer" in the early days of the space program where she met her engineer husband, Phil Daro. Over the years while raising her family, Mrs. Daro worked for J.M. TownE, the West Caldwell Public Library and Schiaparelli Inc. She enjoyed going to the Papermill Playhouse and New York City for arts and entertainment, throwing a good Superbowl party, cooking for family and friends or heading off to see her children and grandchildren wherever they happened to be living at the time. Most especially she loved the Jersey Shore, Long Beach Island, and all things beachy. She will be remembered with love by friends and family when they visit a sandy beach or the ocean. She was the devoted wife of the late Phil Daro; loving mother of Anne (Mark) Kilarjian, Paul (Becky) Daro and Beth (Ed) Kaftan; cherished grandmother of Lucy, Eddie, Emmy, Philip, Grace and Gabby, and dear sisters Stella Balale and Effie Planinc. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations to Save Barnegat Bay would be appreciated at 117 Haines Road, Toms River, NJ 08753 or https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/SaveBarnegatBay/tribute-1.html