Odette Morozewicz, 83, a longtime member of Holy Cross Church, resident of Mahwah died Thursday, August 29, 2013. Born in Charleroi, Belgium, Odette was the daughter of Victor and Marie Maison. At the age of 16 she met and fell in love with an American soldier, William Morozewicz. Two years later, she immigrated to the U.S. to marry him, and together the couple settled in Fair Lawn, raising three children.
Odette is lovingly survived by her sons, William and his wife Jean, and Ronald and his wife Lucy; her daughter, Linda Salemo; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A requiem Holy Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Holy Cross Church, Woodland Park. Interment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at the M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, 781 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Odette’s memory to a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by her family. You may consider the Holy Cross Church. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and may the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.