Inez Cerruti

December 17, 1922 - December 4, 2015

Inez Theresa Cerruti, almost 93, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2015. Daughter of Northern Italian parents, the late Evasio Cerruti and Tina Accornero Cerruti and beloved sister to the late Louis J. (Dante) Cerruti, she spent most of her life in her cherished New York City, living 70 years in the same 4-floor walkup on the corner of 52nd Street and 9th Avenue (lovingly referred to by her as 'the Old Corral') As a school girl and young woman, Inez sang, swam, volunteered for the American Red Cross and gave blood religiously. In her adult life, she worked in banking, taught stenography and shorthand, spent most of her working years with the YMCA of Greater New York and happily traveled whenever the opportunity arose. Inez was fiercely independent, highly organized, beautifully dressed, extremely social and a lover of family (especially her late little brother, Lou), friends, good Northern Italian food (gnocchi bolognese, veal scallopini, ricotta cheesecake), drink (Dubonnet, Chianti, Expresso) her kitty Gemma (sister of Chance & Sonny) and Lou's Akita, Sam. Inez is survived by her sister-in-law, Doris Watson Cerruti, her devoted niece and nephew-in-law, Debra Cerruti and husband Michael Jorgensen, niece Pamela Cerruti, Esq., nephew Keith Cerruti and wife, Eileen Cerruti and grand-nieces and nephews: Brian, Billy, Mary Ellen, Rebecca, Willem, Maegan, Scotty and Kevin. She's predeceased by nephew Kevin Cerruti and niece Dorie Cerruti. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Inez Cerruti's honor to the 'Van Dyk Manor Staff Holiday Fund' Van Dyk Manor 42 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Up to date details and memory sharing at http://www.vantasselfuneralhome.com/ or contact Debra Cerruti at [email protected]