A funeral mass was celebrated Dec. 30 at St. Maximilian Kolbe RC Church, Berkeley Township, for Alice Therese Ricigliano, 88, of the Holiday City South section of Berkeley Township. She passed away Dec. 25 at home. She was born in Union City where she lived before moving to Holiday City South. Alice was a longtime member of St. Joseph and Michael’s RC Church, Union City, and member of their Sacred Heart Society and, more recently, a parishioner of St. Maximilian Kolbe RC Church, Berkeley Township.
Alice was the wife of 65 years to John Ricigliano; mother of Deborah, Michael, Jill Connors, David, Joanne Romano, Wayne, Leslie Tkachuk and Cheryl; mother-in-law of Bob Romano, Chuck Tkachuk, Karen, Flo, and Gina; sister of Ellen Hughes and the late Lorey Ellersick, Frank Texido and Sr. Ann Michele Texido; grandmother of 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; as well as the aunt of many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Services arranged by the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, Toms River.