Catherine Marie Taranto Obituary
With sadness, we share the passing of Catherine Marie Taranto of West Caldwell, New Jersey. Catherine, born on April 16, 1927 in New York, New York, passed away on August 20, 2026. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Catherine Gavigan and William Gavigan; her husband Bartholomew Taranto; and her daughter Kathleen Yudd of West Caldwell, NJ.. She is survived by: her children, Kenneth (Mary Taranto) of Boca Raton, FL and Janet Olkowski of York, PA; her son-in-law Dr. Michael Yudd of West Caldwell, NJ; her grandchildren, Paul (Margaret Mallon Yudd) of Caldwell, NJ, Andrew Yudd (Alyssa) of Byram Township, NJ, Katherine Yudd of West Caldwell, NJ, John Olkowski (Andrea) of York, PA, Rev. Brian Olkowski of Lancaster, PA, Laura Taranto of Franklin, TN and Christopher Taranto (Marissa) of Glastonbury, CT.; and her great grandchildren, Michael, Natalie Olkowski of York, PA, Madelyn Taranto of Glastonbury, CT, Avery Yudd of Byram Township, NJ and Nathaniel Yudd of Caldwell, NJ..
A Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday 10:30 am at St. Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey with interment to follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, NJIn lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Benedict's Prep School, Newark, NJ, sbp.org.
