Marian (Camporeale) Roland

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Marian was born in 1929, the seventh child of Italian immigrants.^[1] She married Peter Roland on 21 Oct 1950. ^[2]She worked for the City of Hoboken, retiring as the Court Administrator and was a founding member of the Hoboken Civic Theater. She passed away in December, 2013.^[3]

Her obituary: Marian Roland, 84, of Hoboken, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 12, 2013 in North Bergen. Marian Roland was born in Hoboken and attended Hoboken public schools, graduating from Demarest High School. She was appointed Deputy Municipal Violations Clerk by Mayor John J. Grogan and served with distinction for three decades in the Hoboken Municipal Court, during which time she was named Violations Clerk, Court Clerk and finally Court Administrator. Marian was an involved member of the Hoboken community. She founded the first PTA in Hoboken at the former Sadie F. Leinkauf School and was a co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Committee, which sponsored dinner dance fund-raisers for Hoboken servicemen returning home from Vietnam. She was an early supporter and member of the Hoboken Historical Museum and an avid reader who often frequented the Hoboken Library. She was the first woman to become a member of the Hoboken Rotary Club and was a dedicated parishioner of St. Francis Church, where she worked in the rectory. Marian received numerous honors and distinctions for her outstanding service to the community, including being named a 1985 Hudson County Woman of Achievement and the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders 2011 Italian American Citizen of the Year. In 2012 she was honored by the Hoboken NAACP at their 50th anniversary celebration. She was also a dedicated devotee of the theater. She acted in many plays at the Bayonne Jewish Community Center in the late 1970's and in 1981 was a co-founder of the Hoboken Civic Theater, which received many accolades from the Hoboken community. Marian also co-wrote the play "Hello, Hoboken" and presented it at the first River City Fair. She followed up the success of this production with a second "Hello, Hoboken," which portrayed life in Hoboken during the 1930's with songs and dances from the era, and was performed at the Stevens Theater to standing room audiences. Her love for Hoboken knew no bounds. She never lived anywhere else and claimed the only way she would give up living in Hoboken was when the good Lord took her to a better place. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Published by The Jersey Journal on Dec. 13, 2013.

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1. ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index, 1848-1878, 1901-1929 for Maria <sic> Camporeale
2. ↑ New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016 for Marian Camporeale, Bride Index 1950 A - K
3. ↑ Marian Roland in the New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017