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First Female Clerk In Bergen County Town Has Died

She "blazed trails as the first woman clerk," of a Bergen County town, her obituary says. She passed away this week.

WYCKOFF, NJ — The first female town clerk in Wyckoff died on Tuesday, her obituary says.

Theresa M. Moffa, 96, died at home in Venice, Fla., the obituary notes. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph, to whom she'd been married for 70 years. She's survived by a son, daughter, and two grandchildren.

"Theresa blazed trails as the first woman clerk of the township of Wyckoff," her obit notes. She also whipped up lauded homemade ravioli and Christmas cookies, loved doing crosswords in pen, and gave money to important causes. Her obituary is here.

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