- Date Of Death: November 30, 2019
- State: New Jersey
Catherine Alexander (Nee: Ulissi), a lifelong resident of Edgewater Park, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 30, at the age of 93. She is predeceased by her loving husband, John Alexander, Sr., and her sister Carmela Dixon and is survived by her three children, Michelle Alexander-Coppola, Jim Alexander, and John Alexander, Jr. (Betsy). She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Megan Yogis (Bobby), Jane Alexander, Stephen Coppola, Jr., and John Coppola, two great-grandchildren: Zachary John and Alexandra Jane Yogis and her brother Ralph F. Ulissi (Jackie Faux) Gilda Kearns (Herb) as well as many loving cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends. Catherine was a proud 1944 graduate of Burlington Senior High School and the Philadelphia School of Cosmetology.
After graduation she worked as a beautician, operating her own salon in Beverly and was a proud homemaker, mother, and grandmother. She loved her house, which she designed and built herself in 1970, including her well-equipped kitchen where she made her famous biscotti, iced tea, Easter bread, and many other dishes that were in great demand.
