Madeline (Maddalena) Colomban

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother Madeline (Maddalena) Colomban, a loving and devoted mother,who passed away on 11/14/2024 about a month shy of her 103rd birthday. Born in East Harlem, New York to the late Salvatore Longo and Nunziata Lisi,her parents immigrated from Sicily when they were in their 20’s.

She attended school at St. Cecilia’s on 106th Street and also went to public school. She was part of a group called the Rockettes, and was also involved with the Italian American Club. She came from a musical family and loved to sing and dance. After high school she worked in Manhattan as a “War Service Temporary Sub-Clerk” at the U.S. Post Office during WWII.

Her mother passed away when she was 23 years old, and she took over the role as the mother of the home,caring for 4 of her siblings and her Dad. She then worked in Manhattan for “Book of the Month Club” as a typographer. She married her husband the late Arduino Colomban from Trieste Italy in 1955 and moved to Second Ave in Manhattan.

They lived there until all the sisters bought two 2 family connected homes in Country Club in the Bronx. She worked until she gave birth to her first child Dean in 1959. The family then moved to Bardonia in the early 1970’s. Her and her husband were actively involved with the Bardonia Men’s Club. Once her children Dean and Maria finished high school she started to work again for Service Abstract in Nanuet as a data entry operator. She then moved to Nanuet NY, where she currently lived.

She was a deeply religious person and belonged to St. Anthony’s church in Nanuet. Her and all her family were deeply devoted to St. Anthony. She loved her Jesus and we know she is with him now. She touched everyone’s heart, was a wonderful woman and she made us all laugh. She was the best mother any child could ever ask for. She dedicated her life to her family and she will be deeply missed.

She was predeceased by her husband Arduino Colomban, her siblings Evelyn, Nunzio, Sebastian (Buster), and Elvira. She was survived by her sister Virginia, her son Dean, her daughter in law Bonnie, her daughter Maria, her grandchildren Dean and his wife Sonia, Teresa, Danny, Roxanne and her husband Sam, Dana and her husband Matt and Matthew who she cared for as a child and referred to her as his other Grandmother, her great grandchildren, Dean, Skyler, Vincenzo, Marciano, Lyla, Colten and Sammy. Also, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins both here and in Italy. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

A visitation for Madeline will be held Sunday, November 24, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Michael J. Higgins Funeral Service Inc., 321 South Main Street, New City, NY 10956. A religious mass at St. Anthony's Church will occur Monday, November 25, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at 36 West Nyack Rd., Nanuet, NY 10954. A graveside to follow at St. Anthony's Cemetery Monday, November 25, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at 36 West Nyack Rd., Nanuet, NY 10954.