Diane E. Novellino Obituary (1949 - 2024)

Diane E. Novellino (nee Ehrbar), 75, of West Caldwell, NJ passed away at home peacefully on February 1, 2024, with her loving family by her side. Visiting will be held in Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell, NJ on Sunday, February 4th from 2-6 PM. The Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, February 5th in St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell, NJ at 10:30 AM. Interment to follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, NJ. In lieu of flowers please make donations in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105. Diane was born and raised on Long Island, NY and has been a resident of West Caldwell for nearly 50 years. She was a hard worker who spent many years working for the Department of Housing and Rent Control in New York City where she received accolades and was written up in the Brown's Newsletter for NYC Landlords throughout her time there. She also was employed for many years as a medical secretary for NYU Langone Health System. She was well known and loved in the community as a long time member and volunteer of St. Aloysius Church in Caldwell. She devoted many years to the RCIA of St. Aloysius, serving as President of the Home School Association. Her family and friends will always remember her as a loving and caring woman who took great joy in crossword puzzles and reading a good book. Diane is the beloved wife of Nicholas Novellino; loving mother of Gerard Novellino and his wife Nicole, Carrie Lawrence and her husband Michael and Michael Novellino and his wife Caitlin; dear sister of Paul Ehrbar and his wife Doreen, Mary Anne Griffin and her husband Steve and Joseph Ehrbar and his wife Peggy; cherished grandmother of Nicholas, Jordan, Cory, Ryan, Jake, Christian, Kennedy, Alex and Kiera. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Joseph and Mary Ehrbar (nee Ryan); her sisters Susan Fleming and her surviving husband Xav and Betsy Ehrbar; and her beloved son, Christopher Novellino.