Marie Theresa (Sekerak) Fazzari

Marie Theresa Fazzari was a caring wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She left this world peacefully on January 24, 2021 at the age of 75.

She was born to William and Marie Sekerak on October 4, 1945.  She, along with her twin sister, Maureen (predeceased) lived in Clark, NJ. After high school, Marie attended Montclair State College where she graduated with a degree in Spanish.   During her years of teaching Spanish at Colonia Senior High school in NJ, Marie met her husband, Joseph.  They married on June 22, 1969.  Together they had 2 children, Kevin and Michael, where she raised them in Branchburg, NJ. The perennial soccer mom, Marie always supported her boys educational as well as extracurricular school activities. In 1995, Marie and Joseph moved to the Charlotte, North Carolina area and resided in the Carolina Orchards retirement community.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph; her son Kevin, his wife Lisa and her two grandchildren, Sarah and Daniel; her son Michael, his wife Tricia and three grandchildren Anthony, Cara and Ryan.  She is also survived by her Aunt Jane and Uncle Joseph Foti, along with their children Elaine and Darlene and her nephews Bryan and Kellie.  

A memorial service will be held on Saturday August 28, 2021 in the chapel of Palmetto Funeral Home and Cremation Service at 6pm. 

  In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Charlotte Rescue Mission www.charlotterescuemission.org/give-2/  on her behalf.

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