Obituary of Dolores Cerenzo

Dolores Cerenzo, 81, of Pennington, N.J., passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2014. She was born to the late Joseph DeMatteo and Edith Pelle Merkin, on Feb. 12 1933, in Pennington, N.J. Dolores graduated from Trenton Central High School and studied English at Temple University. She married Peter Cerenzo in November of 1953 and they lived happily in New Jersey ever since. Dolores was employed by the Delaware River Basin Commission for many years before starting her career at Bell Telephone in Newark, N.J. She was later transferred to Cranford, N.J. as a supervisor in accounting for the newly formed Bell Atlantic and retired after a successful 15-year career. After retirement, Dolores often volunteered at the Mercer County Public Library, where she taught English as a second language. Later, and perhaps most enjoyable for her, Dolores was a substitute teacher at The Pennington School where she was loved by the entire campus community. Dolores also loved traveling, specifically to Italy where she recently discovered cousins who she grew extremely close with and opened a pathway for the rest of her family to enjoy for many years to come. Pre-deceased by her parents and her son Dr. Peter J. Cerenzo, Dolores is survived by her husband Peter L. Cerenzo, her daughter Charmaine Cerenzo Murphy and her husband Kevin, her sister Sylvia Guidotti as well as many in-laws, nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. Dolores is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Ashleigh, Brendan, Oliver, Corrinne and Peter. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11 AM at St. James Roman Catholic Church, 115 E. Delaware Avenue, Pennington. A gathering will take place at the Washington Crossing Inn following the service. Burial will be private in the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, PA.. In lieu of flowers the family requests a donation be made in Dolores’s name to The Pennington School 112 W Delaware Ave. Pennington, N.J. 08534. Arrangements are under the direction of Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, Lawrenceville.