Mary Ann M. Klepper

Mary Ann M. Klepper of Warwick and Montauk passed peacefully away at home on Sunday, June 17, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was 75 years old.
Born in Brooklyn on Sept. 16, 1942, she was the daughter of parents Peter Cacciola and Carolyn Manno.
A loving mother and grandmother, Mary Ann was a woman of many talents: an excellent horsewoman; a fantastic cook; a skier; a Eucharistic minister; and a volunteer at Mt. Alverno Assisted Living Center and at Winslow for many years.
Mary Ann was married to Fred Klepper, who survives her. She is also survived by her three sons: Fred and wife Annika of Lakewood, Pa., William and his wife Betty Ann of Montvale, N.J., and Christopher and wife Eleanor of Tappan; 11 grandchildren: Christina, Thomas, Henrik, Nicole, Alyssa, Megan, Christopher Jr., Matthew, Jillian, Caroline and Maria; brothers Anthony Cacciola of Westwood, N.J., and Michael Cacciola of Edgewood, Wash.; and sister Elizabeth Penza of Tinton Falls, N.J.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Alison, in 2003.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 22 at St. Stephen R.C. Church in Warwick.
Interment followed at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, N.J.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity close to Mary Ann’s heart, Alison Klepper Scholarship Fund c/o Community Foundation of Orange Inc., 30 Scott Corners Drive, Suite 203, Montgomery, NY 12549.
Arrangements were made by Lazear- Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick.
To send an online condolence, visit www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.