Agnes

Valentino

Agnes Valentino (née Modero), 96, of Toms River, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Community Medical Center in Toms River after a short illness.

Born and raised in North Bergen, NJ, she lived there for more than 55 years; she also lived in Lyndhurst, NJ before moving to Holiday City, Berkeley, NJ in 1994.

Agnes was a bookkeeper for 30 years with Sears Credit Central in North Bergen.

A quick wit , she was known for telling a good story, as well as for being a fierce jigsaw puzzle aficionado. Most of all Agnes loved her family, her friends, and her daughters' friends.

She is survived by her daughters Nancy Valentino and Barbara Valentino, sister Madeline Romano, nephew Joseph Modero, and many Modero, Valentino, Porretta nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband of 30 years, Dominic Valentino, parents Anthony and Innocenza Modero, brothers Joseph, Peter, Mario and Gabriel Modero and sister Marion Modero.

Visitation will be held on Monday, October 29, from 5pm-9pm, at Macagna Funeral Home, Cliffside Park, NJ. A funeral mass will be offered Tuesday, October 30, at 11am at the Madonna Church on the Hill, followed by internment at Madonna Mausoleum, Fort Lee, NJ.

Donations can be made in the memory of Agnes Valentino to St Jude Children's Research Hospital.