Carmen Unanue Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Carmen Ana Unanue (nee Casal), 87, of Alpine NJ (formerly of Puerto Rico) passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Unanue. Devoted mother of Mimi Unanue (husband Jose Guggenheim), Maribel Unanue (husband Gerino Casal), Andy Unanue (wife Marie Unanue), Joseph F. Unanue (deceased), Mary Ann Unanue (deceased, survived by husband Xavier Quñiones), and Mari Unanue. Loving grandmother of Joseph Andrew Guggenheim, Gregory Matthew Guggenheim, Andrew Joseph Guggenheim, Nicholas Gerard McVicar, Courtney Marie McVicar, Isabel Marie Unanue, Sofia Unanue, Juliana Unanue, Raquel Quñiones, Alejandro Quñiones, Phillip Quñiones, Amanda Quñiones, Danielle Carmen Norris, John Joseph Norris, Caroline Wright (née Norris) and Ashely Marie Norris. Carmen took much pride in her philanthropy, and was the Director and Founder of the Joseph A Unanue Latino Institute at Seton Hall, Board Member of El Museo del Barrio, Board Member of The Resource Foundation, Board of Trustees of WNET public television, Board Member of Don Bosco Executive Development Council of Paterson, NJ, Member of Overseers Seminary Committee at Immaculate Conception Seminary, and Board Member of the Carmen and Joe Unanue Family Foundation. Above all, family was her pride and joy. Visitation at The Barrett Leber Funeral Home, 148 Dean Dr. Tenafly, NJ 07670 on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Mass, Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 10 AM at St. Cecilia’s Church, 55 W. Demarest Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “The Carmen and Joe Unanue Family Foundation”: c/o AUA Capital Management, LLC Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA 19428