Nadine Reidy

Obituary of Nadine Carol Reidy

Nadine Carol Reidy (nee Freudberg), 79, of Paterson, passed away in her home on March 12, 2021. She was born in Paterson on July 4, 1941 to the late Nathan and Teresa (Kneiss) Freudberg. 

Nadine danced on Broadway in West Side Story; taught First Grade in the Paterson Public School System; was a social worker in Newark; was the Director of the Juveniles in Need of Supervision (JINS) Facility for Passaic County; the Personnel Director for the city of Plainfield, and she designed and taught the Certified Public Management Program for the State of New Jersey. Upon retirement, Nadine assisted her sister-in-law in opening a bead shop, Beadworks, in Montclair and also continued to consult for the State of New Jersey and Fairleigh Dickenson University. 

Nadine was the beloved wife of Terence "Terry" Reidy for 43 years. She is also survived by her sister Noel Freudberg, her aunt Doris Terwilliger and her cousins Bobby, Bruce and Wayne Terwilliger, her sister-in-law Mary Ann Reidy, her nephew Reid Cucci and her niece Rachel Cucci.  

All services will be private at this time and a celebration of life will be announced at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations for Nadine may be sent to the

Great Falls Rotary Foundation

235 Diamond Bridge Ave, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

(973) 827-4575

http://www.patersongreatfallsrotaryclub.org/

Catskill Animal Farm

316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties, NY 12477

(845) 336-8447

https://casanctuary.org/

Ironwood Pig Sanctuary

34656 E Crystal Visions Rd, Marana, AZ 85658

(520) 579-8847

https://www.ironwoodpigs.org/

A Memorial Tree was planted for Nadine
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Santangelo Funeral Home