Obituary of Janice Zwolinski

Janice Zwolinski (née Luckus), 88, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, with her daughter and son by her side. Mrs. Zwolinski was born in Newark and raised in Harrison. While attending Harrison High School, she met and later married her high school sweetheart, Frank Zwolinski. They bought their first home in North Arlington, where they began their life together and raised their children, Linda and Frankie. In 1998, after retiring, they moved to Toms River, Holiday City South, where she lived until November 2024, before moving to Montvale to be closer to her children. Janice was an administrative assistant for Quest Diagnostics for many years before she retired. Her true life's joy and devotion were to her husband and her family. She and Frank enjoyed many years traveling together, especially as snowbirds to Florida for winters.

Janice is predeceased by her beloved husband of 63 years, Frank L. Zwolinski, in May 2019. She is survived by her loving children, Linda Z. Manzo and her husband, Jack, and Frank A. Zwolinski and his wife, Linda; by her cherished grandchildren, John Michael (deceased), Jack Manzo (Cheryl Botelho), Nicholas J. Manzo (Lauren Rassam), Gina M. Manzo-Paolozzi (James), and Zachariah F. Zwolinski; by her great-grandchildren,  Antonia Paolozzi,  Summer Manzo, Vita Paolozzi, and Isabella Manzo; by her sisters, Barbara Lazaro and her late husband, Chuck, Joyce Cook and her husband, Jim, and Linda Connery. She is also survived by the Manzo family, embraced as one family, connected by love. Janice's infectious smile and joyful spirit will be deeply missed by her children and family.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at Nazare Memorial Home, Inc., 403 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ, on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 3–7 PM. All will gather at the funeral home on Saturday, May 10, at 9 AM, then proceed to St. Mary's Church, Rutherford, where a funeral Mass will be offered at 10:30 AM. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Janice's memory to Villa Marie Claire Hospice, 12 W. Saddle River Road, NJ 07458. You may express your condolences to Janice's family by using our tribute wall.