A mass of Christian burial took place Nov. 11 at Ascension R.C. Church, New Milford, for Nicolina Louise Criscione, 88. She died Nov. 6. She was born in Calabria, Italy and was a former resident of North Bergen and New Milford. A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Nicolina began her career at North Bergen High School where she worked for 13 years. She continued her career as a secretary at Prentice Hall Publishing. Nicolina was a longtime parishioner at Ascension R.C. Church in New Milford, as well as a member of the garden club at Prentice Hall. Among her many talents, which include her fabulous cooking and creative doll and knitting designs, was her joy in helping others. Nicolina spent much of her time volunteering to help teach the English language. She was the wife of the late Salvatore; the mother of Joseph and his wife Grace, Sandra Faro and her husband Dennis, and Donna Fackelman and husband Thomas; the grandmother of Kimberly, Jennifer, Nicholas, Joseph, and Erika; and the great-grandmother of Matthew, Anthony, and Alexander. Services arranged by the Volk Leber Funeral Home, Teaneck.