Ann Marie "Ann" Appleton

Ann Marie Appleton of Minneola, Florida, formerly of Harrison, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2024.  She was 72 years old.  

The funeral will be conducted from the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave. Harrison, NJ 07029 on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:15 am. A funeral mass will be celebrated at Saint Anthony Church, East Newark at 10:00 am. Friends and relatives may visit on Wednesday, May 22nd from 2pm to 8pm and Thursday morning after 8:45 am. Her burial will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mulliganfh.com

Born in Newark, NJ, Ann lived in Harrison all of her life before retiring to Minneola, Florida a few years ago.  She worked as a Detective for the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department for 27 years retiring in 2011.  Prior to that, she was a Crossing Guard with the Harrison Police Department for over 10  years retiring in 1985.

Ann was a Past President and Member of the Hudson County F.O.P Lodge # 36 in Jersey City, NJ.  She often volunteered for Camp Fatima of NJ in her spare time. 

Ann is survived by her husband, Andrew Appleton, her children, Cynthia Ann Albujar and her husband, Jerry and Andrea Nicholas and her husband Barry, beloved ‘Nana’ to Dr. Jerry Albujar, Emy Veronica Sudberg and her husband, Matthew, and Samantha Marie Albujar, great grandson Kai, siblings, Geraldine Karpew and Donna Grabowski and her husband Karl, her aunt Grace Smith, the “Cabana Boys” Donald Smith and as well as by many nieces and nephews. 

She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Marie Schultz, and by her mother and father in law, Claude and Prudence Appleton, her brother Joseph Schultz Jr and her brother in law, Steve Karpew.  

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to Camp Fatima or to Cornerstone Hospice in care of the funeral home in loving memory of Ann Marie.

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