Dolores M. Fontana, 93, of Red Bank, died on Monday, April 13.

Dolores was born in Newark to the late Mary and John Barone, she was raised in Newark and then Eatontown, where her family built their home alongside extended family. She graduated high school and began working at the Prudential bank in Red Bank in 1955 before raising her family. After raising her family, she worked as a school aid for Woodmere School, Eatontown.

Dolores loved dancing with her husband, and the two would clear the dance floor at any event they went to. She enjoyed designing and decorating her home, from custom-painted walls to match sculptured light fixtures, to creating custom curtains and zebra printed sofas. She also had a taste for classics, music from Sinatra and Dean Martin, and classic movies like Gone with the Wind. She had an energy that could light an entire room with her presence alone. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family.

She is predeceased by her parents, her husband Anthony Fontana, her son-in-law Tom Bray, and her sister Lorraine Casteel.

Surviving are her children, Sheila Bray, Nadine Perlman, Joseph Fontana, and Mary Fontana, her brother, John Barone, her grandchildren Chelsea, Michelle, Christina, and Ariel, and four great-grandchildren Thomas, Leo, Ava, and Brooke.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 17 from 10am – 12pm at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 South Holmdel Road, Holmdel. A Funeral Home Service will be offered at 12pm. Entombment will follow at Holmdel Cemetery & Mausoleum, 900 Holmdel Road, Holmdel.

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