Carol Marie Ferrucci knew one of the greatest secrets in life: the power of stories. Stories to learn by, stories to connect us, stories to help us escape. A selfless romantic for the literary form, Carol shared this secret with everyone she could. She devoured novels quicker than Carmine’s tiramisu, and movie theaters were her happy place. She exposed many friends and family to the magic of Broadway, and a show in Las Vegas was always on the top of her list.
No conversation with Carol was ever dull, because she told her life through stories, too. She was the heart and voice of any social gathering, of which she always had many – most famously around a lunch or dinner table. As a high-school English teacher, she taught scores of students the power of knowledge through stories with the utmost patience and compassion.
In the words of Holden Caulfield, one of Carol’s favorite literary characters, “You can’t stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.” And do it, she always did.
Born in 1950 to Louis and Carmella (Puzzo) Ferrucci, Carol was the first woman in her family to receive a Master’s Degree from Ohio University after completing undergrad studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She endured twenty-five years of teaching at Washington Township High School and spent her summers traveling the world – from Greece to Australia, Alaska to Turkey – always returning with plenty of souvenirs in tow for her family and friends.
Surviving Carol are souvenir recipients and younger siblings Sharon Ferrucci (Thomas Grimm), Louis “Butch” Ferrucci (Kathleen Grandi), beloved nieces Julia and Marisa Grimm, her favorite nephew Louis M Ferrucci, cherished cousins, all of the pets she loved so dearly, and her many close friends, far and wide.
Carol closed the chapter on this life on November 20, 2022. Now she can begin to write the next one.
Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Egizi Funeral Home, 119 Ganttown Rd., Washington Twp. and Saturday 10:00 – 11:00 AM at Mary Mother of Mercy Parish/Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial 11:15 AM. Interment Friendship Cemetery, Buena, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Carol’s memory may be made to Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary, 6908 Railroad Blvd., Mays Landing, NJ 08330 or Angelic Hospice, 1050 Mantua Pike, 1st Floor, Wenonah, NJ 08090.
“A Life Well Lived Is Worth Remembering”