Obituary for Rita Samuels
Rita Marmora Samuels, of Wayside, Ocean Township, New Jersey, a vibrant and lifelong resident of New Jersey, always surrounded by family and loved ones, passed away peacefully at Sunrise Living Brighton Gardens in Middletown, New Jersey on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
She was born in Jersey City on May 22, 1935. Rita worked in Long Branch, NJ as a schoolteacher for 29 years, at Lenna Conrow School. The children of Long Branch were very special to her, and she loved every child she had the privilege of teaching.
Rita was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Samuels, her parents, Antoinette and Ottavio Marmora, her brother Vincent, her sisters Anne Yaccarine, Dolores Graniero, Antoinette Marmora, and son-in-law Ronald Geller.
Surviving are her beloved children Annette Geller, Michelle and Alan Suskind; her grandchildren Corri and Michael Guarini, Lauren and Joel Macht, Jaclyn and Simon Gould; and her precious great grandchildren Alexa Guarini, Harrison and Ella Macht, Lincoln and Bodhi Gould. Three sisters, Mary Sause, Margaret Riebesell, Lydia Solari;
two brothers, Anthony and Ottavio Marmora and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 2-5 pm Sunday at the Fiore-Buckley Funeral Home, 236 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, Ocean Township. Donations in Rita’s memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or stjude.org. For condolences, please visit www.fiorefuneralhomes.com.
She was born in Jersey City on May 22, 1935. Rita worked in Long Branch, NJ as a schoolteacher for 29 years, at Lenna Conrow School. The children of Long Branch were very special to her, and she loved every child she had the privilege of teaching.
Rita was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Samuels, her parents, Antoinette and Ottavio Marmora, her brother Vincent, her sisters Anne Yaccarine, Dolores Graniero, Antoinette Marmora, and son-in-law Ronald Geller.
Surviving are her beloved children Annette Geller, Michelle and Alan Suskind; her grandchildren Corri and Michael Guarini, Lauren and Joel Macht, Jaclyn and Simon Gould; and her precious great grandchildren Alexa Guarini, Harrison and Ella Macht, Lincoln and Bodhi Gould. Three sisters, Mary Sause, Margaret Riebesell, Lydia Solari;
two brothers, Anthony and Ottavio Marmora and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 2-5 pm Sunday at the Fiore-Buckley Funeral Home, 236 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, Ocean Township. Donations in Rita’s memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or stjude.org. For condolences, please visit www.fiorefuneralhomes.com.