Anne Campolattano Obituary

Anne Campolattano (nee Kruczek), 92, died on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at The Chelsea in Bridgewater. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 9, at 11 a.m. at Higgins Home for Funerals, 209 West 8th St., Plainfield, followed by interment at Hillside Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. To send condolences, please go to www.higginsfuneralhome.com. Anne was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and lived in Plainfield and Hillsborough for over 40 years before moving to Bridgewater four years ago. Mrs. Campolattano received her bachelor's degree in 1940 from Montclair State University. She then went on to Columbia University, where she completed her master's degree. She started her teaching career in Delaware and then returned to New Jersey to teach in Bound Brook, where she met her husband. After a short leave to raise her family, she returned to teaching as a Latin and Spanish teacher at Plainfield High School, where she taught for over 25 years before retiring in 1980. Mrs. Campolattano was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Hillsborough. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, quilt making and all types of craftwork. She also loved animals, especially dogs. Mrs. Campolattano is survived by her husband, Vincent; her son, Michael Campolattano and his wife, Mary, of Ringoes; her daughters, Linda Hagon and her husband, Robert, of Milford and Annette Wilson and her husband, John, of Clark, and her grandchildren, Matt, Ken, Lee Anne, Samantha and Kimmie.