Nicoletta Naclerio
Nicoletta Naclerio, a resident of White Plains, died peacefully November 16 at her home. She was 97.
She was born in New York City on September 24, 1923 to Amindo and Amelia Cristiani. She attended Evander Childs High School and received a bachelor’s degree in Languages from Hunter College. During World War II, she served her country as a censor, screening the communications of foreign prisoners of war in American custody.
After the war, she met Alexander Naclerio, a returning American soldier who had been liberated from a German POW camp. They were married on November 9, 1947. Together they were supportive parents to their three children.
Known to all as Nicki, she was quick to make friends who she remained close to her entire life. Nicki loved the theatre and was a regular at the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Ballet. She also enjoyed traveling, acting as a guide and interpreter for her family. Family was the focus of Nicki’s life and she especially looked forward to holiday traditions and preparing wonderful meals for all to enjoy.
She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, her parents, two brothers and a sister. She is survived by her son, Alphonse Naclerio and his wife Susan of White Plains, her daughter Linda Marie Naclerio and her partner Paula Aiesi of Milton, Massachusetts and her son Michael Naclerio and his wife Jeanne of Levittown, NY. She is also survived by five grandsons, a granddaughter and two great-grandsons.
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