Obituary of Carmella B. "Kit" Loeffler

Carmella B. " Kit" Loeffler South Plainfield - Carmella B."Kit" (Donaruma) Loeffler, 83, on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown surrounded by her loving family, was invited to her heavenly reward. Born and raised in South Plainfield, Kit spent most of her life in the boro. She graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1944 and was employed thereafter by the U.S. Department of the Army at Camp Kilmer as Secretary to the Post Chaplain. After raising her 4 children, she founded and operated Administrative Services Company; a secretarial, clerical and billing firm in the local area. Kit was a communicant of Sacred Heart RC Church in South Plainfield and was a member of the Rosary Altar Society and also served on the Centurion Scholarship Committee. She is pre-deceased by her son Joseph G. Loeffler, M.D. who died in 2008, her sister Hope Donaruma, and her brothers; John, Louis, Frank and Ralph Donaruma. Mrs. Loeffler is survived by her devoted husband of 60 years Henry, her children; Paul H. Loeffler, Esq. and his wife Nancy of Bridgewater, her 2 daughters; Hope A. Loeffler of Summit and Margaret "Peggy" DePaul and her husband Richard of Bridgewater, her daughter in law Karen A. Loeffler of Virginia and her sister Pauline Gillick of South Plainfield. Also surviving are her adoring grandchildren; Kara LaRocco and her husband Thomas, Joseph, Megan, John, Hope, Paul, Rachel and Sarah and her great granddaughter Julianna LaRocco as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 9:15 AM in the McCriskin - Gustafson Home For Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield followed by a 10:00 AM funeral mass at Sacred Heart RC Church, South Plainfield. Interment will follow at Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 31, 2009 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM in the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers donations can be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society c/c Sacred Heart Church, 200 Randolph Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080.