Anna M. Liberatore, 86, of Lincroft, died on Friday, May 15.

Anna was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY to the late RoseFiorentino and John Lorey. After graduating high school, she immediately began working to help her family. She married her husband, Antonio Liberatore, on October 4, 1959 and raised their family in Queens. After 30+ years in NYC, they later moved to Lincroft NJ to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Anna worked at JP Morgan as an Executive Dining Associate until she retired in 1993.

She had a passion for cooking and loved music and dancing, but above all, she cherished spending time with her family and friends. Anna came from humble beginnings but with her drive, passion and her endless heart, she went on to build a wonderful life and family, whose love and values will carry her memory forward forever.

Anna is predeceased by her parents, and her husband Antonio Liberatore.

She is survived by her children Anthony and wife Angela Liberatore of Little Silver, and Frances and husband Herb Frietsch of Lincroft, her sisters Patricia Caccavale and Rosemary Attivissimo, and four grandchildren Michael, Joshua, Shannon, and Alexis.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 21 from 4pm – 7pm at Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 South Holmdel Road, Holmdel. A funeral home service will be offered on Friday, May 22 at 9am. Burial will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown.

In lieu of traditional remembrances, Anna’s family asks with gratitude that donations in her memory be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (www.stjude.org)

For messages of condolences, or to share a favorite memory of Anna, please visit her page of tribute at www.HolmdelFuneralHome.com