Services Announced for Nicole Marzano

Funeral arrangements for

Visitation will be held Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at St. Helen's Church in Westfield.

Funeral services will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday at , followed by a funeral mass at St. Helen's at 10 a.m. and internment at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia.

The following obituary was posted on the Walter J. Johnson funeral home website:

Nicole Christine Marzano, 19, of Clark, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 30, 2011 in a tragic car accident in PA.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to the Funeral from the Walter J. Johnson Funeral Home, 803 Raritan Rd., Clark, on Saturday, November 5 at 9:00 am, thence to St. Helen's RC Church, Westfield, where a Funeral Mass will be offered at 10:00 am. Entombment will follow in St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Visiting hours will be at St. Helen's Church on Friday from 4 – 8 pm.

Nicole was born in New Brunswick and has lived in Clark for 17 years. She was the Salutatorian of the 2011 Graduating Class of Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Tri-M Music Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society, where she served as President in her senior year. She was a 4 year Varsity member of the Track and Soccer Teams and played basketball for 2 years. She was Captain of the Soccer Team in her senior year. She was also a Peer Leader, a Peer Mediator and a member of the Key Club for 4 years. Nicole was a Freshman at the University of Delaware, where she played on a Club Soccer Team.

Nicole was the beloved daughter of Vincent and Francine (Serrao) Marzano and the dearest sister of Vincent J. and Danielle L. Marzano. She was the cherished granddaughter of Joseph and Florence Serrao of East Brunswick and Stella Chapman of Rahway and the late Vincent Marzano. She is also survived by many loving family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation in her memory to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, P.O. Box 4028, 1034 Salem Rd., Union, NJ 0708