Judith A. Ferrara

Judith A. Ferrara obituary, Hackettstown, NJ

Judith A. Ferrara

Judith Ferrara Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Cochran Funeral Home - Hackettstown on Jun. 9, 2025.

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Judith A. Ferrara, age 82, of Hackettstown died Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center of Hackettstown, N.J. Judith was born November 18, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY. She is the daughter of the late Lionel and Shirley (Dickman) Shapiro.
Judith loved being a homemaker. She loved cooking and caring for her family. She loved her dogs and she and Donald always had Shepherds. She had a special place in her heart for their current Shepherd Delilah. Judith liked painting and enjoyed using oils for her paintings. She loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren, and loved to go shopping with her friends.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years Donald Ferrara, her daughter Sandra "Sandi" VonGlahn and her husband Hank, and her son James J. Ferrara and his wife Danielle, her grandchildren Lynne, Carl, Damiano, and Luciana, her precious great granddaughter Mina, and her sister Marilyn Wolff.
Family and friends are invited to gather for a Memorial service on June 22, 2025 from 1 – 3 pm with services starting at 3 pm at the Cochran Funeral Home 905 High Street Hackettstown, NJ 07840.

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