Amelia Witt

Amelia Zaharis Witt, age 78, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2018 in Cumming, GA. She was born in Syracuse, NY to Peter & Elena Zaharis. She met the love of her life, James Witt, while dancing with the NYC Ballet. They married July 16, 1960 and settled in Kings Park, NY then River Vale, NJ.

Amelia was happiest when surrounded by her family, especially her 9 grandchildren. She will be remembered for her kind, caring, and generous spirit. She is survived by her husband, James, her children, Peter(Kerry), Catherine Ferraro(Greg), Stephanie Weise(Peter), Lizabeth(Stephen Mixon), Paul(Doug Geller); grandchildren, Sarah, Kelsey, Benjamin, Nicholas, Brandon, Chloe, Sophia, Alex & Tyler; her sister, Maria Weiss (Al); and many nieces and nephews.

The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, March 23 at McDonald & Son Funeral Home in Cumming, GA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Donate Life America, 701 East Byrd St., 16th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 or Donatelife.net

There will be a memorial mass in the near future in River Vale, NJ.

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou

Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonaldandson.com.

Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886.9899

Friday, March 23, 2018
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM

McDonald and Son Funeral Home
150 Sawnee Drive
Cumming, GA 30040