Seaford, Delaware: Marie L. Ferber, age 80, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at her home. She was born in New York City on August 6, 1927, daughter of the late Mario and Ida Zurla. Mrs. Ferber lived most of her life in Bergen County, New Jersey where she raised a family while pursuing a varied career, which included work at the County Child Welfare Department, Project Hope Medical Mission Ship, Executive Secretary for William Taggart, Personal Assistant to Freeholder Bernice Alexander, and finally, a realtor. She enjoyed spending time with her extended family, preparing Italian cuisine she had learned with her mother. She is survived by her husband, Robert W. Ferber, whom she married May 13, 1950; a son, Dr. Robert Ferber and his wife, Dr. Yvonne Lyles, of Seaford, Delaware; a daughter, Jodi Ferber, of Arlington, Massachusetts; and 2 grandchildren, Jeanmarie and Elizabeth Ferber. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Dorothea Zurla, the wife of her beloved brother Frank; a niece, Beth Allen and her husband, Michael, of Colonia, New Jersey, and their children, Nicholas and Kristina; a niece, Shari Zurla, of Dunellen, New Jersey, and her children, Lindsey, Carly, and Frank, Jr.; and her very close, first cousins, Andrew Zazzali, Esquire, of Wayside, Judith Hughes, of Spring Lake, and recently retired Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, James R. Zazzali, of Rumson. Services will be held at Vanderplaat Funeral Home on Farview Avenue in Paramus, New Jersey on Friday, December 7, from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. Final rites will be held Saturday morning at the funeral home at 10 AM, with internment following at MaryRest Cemetery in Ramsey, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, Delaware 19947. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.shortfh.com.