Obituary of Grace Parente

Grace Parente, 83, of Jackson passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at home.  Grace was born and raised in Brooklyn and moved to Jackson in 2007.  She retired as a bookkeeper for Santa Maria Eye Center in Menlo Park.  Grace was a devoted wife, a loving mother and adoring grandmother. 

Grace was predeceased by her husband, Henry “Joe” Parente.  She is survived by her two sons, Mark Parente and his wife, Lisa of Englishtown and Stephen Parente and his wife, Sarah of Brooklyn; and four grandchildren, Tara Parente of Sea Bright, Demi Parente of Englishtown, Henry Parente of Brooklyn and Vincent Parente of Brooklyn.

A visitation will be held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Monday, March 14, 2022 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 7:00 to 9:00 PM.  Relatives and friends are invited to gather at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the funeral home for the procession to her 10:30 AM Funeral Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township, NJ 07728.  Interment will be private.  For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.