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 In 1956, Rudolph L. Intelisano Sr. opened his first of
three funeral homes at 109 Howe Avenue, Passaic, NJ. The Intelisano
Funeral Home became the new home of Rudolph, his wife Rosemaur, and
their two daughters, Teresa and Paula. As the business started to
grow, so did their family and soon came the addition of their son,
Rudolph Intelisano, Jr. After years of working closely with her
husband, Rosemaur decided to return to college and in 1962 she
received her funeral directing license.
Rudolph and Rosemaur were very involved in the
neighborhood in which they were born and raised and their business
became an integral part of the community. Once the business was fully
established, they decided that it would be beneficial to relocate the
family to Toms River. As time went on, their children began to show an
interest in the business which prompted them to open a second
location.
In 1973, the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home at 2482
Church Road in Toms River opened its doors. Teresa became a licensed
funeral director in 1977 followed by Paula in 1979 and Rudy Jr. in
1981. Eventually Rosemaur became ill and was unable to participate in
the family business. On February 4, 1984, she passed away and the the
Intelisano family experienced the same loss that they had been helping
others to cope with for so many years.
In time, Rudy Sr. decided to expand the business in
Northern New Jersey with the purchase of an existing funeral home in
Clifton which became the Scarpa-Intelisano Funeral Home. The family
now had three locations. After running the two northern sites for a
while, Rudy Sr. and Teresa came to the conclusion that it would be
better to concentrate on one home in Northern New Jersey so the
Passaic location was sold. Ultimately the Clifton location was also
sold and the family was brought together in one place. The Intelisano
family determined that it was best to work together and focus all of
their energy on the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home.
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