Obituary of Dale E. Graziano

Dale E. Graziano, a lifelong Boonton, NJ resident, peacefully passed away with her loving family by her side on Sunday, November 26, 2017. Her faithfulness was an inspiration to many as she fought cancer for the past 10 years. Born in Pequannock, NJ to Chester and Ruth (Wasdyke) Banta, she was a Boontonite. Dale was a 1973 graduate of Boonton High School and in 1975 from the County College of Morris. She was a remarkable wife and mother in addition to being a medical lab technician at Dover General for 30 years. She was a devoted member of the First Reformed Church of Boonton where she loved to sing both with the choir and as a soloist. Dale participated in her children's lives as a Girl Scout Leader, team mom and as a volunteer /coach at the Lakeland Hills YMCA. Surviving are her beloved husband of 40 years, Ron; devoted children, Jaclyn and her husband, Michael Alperstein, Jolaine and her husband Brian Moreland, Jonathan Graziano and Jenna and her fiancé, Christopher Ordway; cherished grandchildren, Avery and Jeremy; loving siblings, David and Donald Banta, and Diane McAneny. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 4-7 pm at the Codey & Mackey Funeral Home, 107 Essex Avenue, Boonton, NJ 07005. To share a memory or to offer a condolence, please visit www.codeymackeyfh.com. In lieu of flowers, find a location to donate blood and help someone in need and/or donate to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (www.themmrf.org)