Judith A. Luzzi

Mrs. Judith A. Luzzi passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was 78 years old.

Visiting will be in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Sunday, July 6, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 22 Lakeside Avenue, Verona on Monday, July 7, at 10 am.

Judy was born in Orange, NJ, and grew up in the Oranges, graduating from West Orange High School. She married Richard A. Luzzi in 1965 and moved to Verona in 1965. She worked for more than 30 years at the Verona Board of Education, with the majority as the Secretary to the Superintendent of the Verona Board of Education. Many who worked with her described her as the heart of the office.

Active in the community, Judy was a member of the Verona Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, the Verona School Community Association (SCA), and the Verona Junior Women's Club. Closer to home, she created a neighborhood Christmas Workshop, where all the children on Derwent Avenue would gather and make crafts for the elderly in the area.

She was very actively involved at Our Lady of the Lake Parish, was a member of Cursillo, CARE, Cornerstone, Marriage Encounter, and other groups. She taught CCD for many years.

Judy was an avid bowler, participating in numerous amateur leagues with the ABA, and travelled the country playing in many national tournaments. She loved mahjong and her mahjong groups. She also loved card games, especially Bridge, developing many lifelong friendships.

Judy was amazingly kind, patient, charitable, generous, always with a smile and a hand to lend, for anyone in need.

To her beloved grandchildren, and many who knew her, she was affectionately referred to as Maga.

Judy is survived by her husband, Richard A. Luzzi; her children, Deana Aloia, Paul A. Luzzi, Kara Conklin; her grandchildren, Stephanie Aloia, Ryan Aloia, Cassandra Conklin, Kylie Conklin; her brothers, Lt. Col. James F. McEvoy, ret. (Mary Jo), and Dennis McEvoy, sisters-in-law Kay Luzzi, Mary Cano (Joe), and her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by sister-in-law Rosemary Knapik (Andy).

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Verona Fire Department, Memorial Gift Committee, 880 Bloomfield Ave., Verona, NJ 07044 or the Verona Rescue Squad, 12 Church Street, Verona, NJ (www.veronars.org) would be appreciated.

Condolences, memories and pictures can be uploaded to her obituary at www.ProutFuneralHome.com.