Beatrice Finizio

Lembo

Beatrice Finizio Lembo of Fort Lee, New Jersey passed away peacefully at home on her 95th birthday, January 5, 2026. Born in North Bergen on January 5, 1931, Beatrice was the daughter of Frank Tomaro and Margaret Cirone.
In 1956 Beatrice moved from Hoboken to Fort Lee with her husband, Joseph Finizio, and raised their four children. Beatrice was employed by Mailco, a mailing company, in Little Ferry for many years. If you needed a zip code Beatty was the one to ask!
After Joseph's passing in 1976, Beatrice continued providing for her family and in 1979 married Anthony Lembo, welcoming his family into hers. She and Tony were "snowbirds", spending half the year in Largo, Florida, until he passed in 2007.
Beatrice was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother whose greatest joy was seeing as many family members and friends as possible around her kitchen table, whether in New Jersey or Florida, for Sunday pasta or coffee and cake at any time.  As a longtime parishioner of St. Nicholas Church and then St. Michael Church, she attended Sunday Mass and prayed the Rosary daily.  She read the newspaper, did the Jumble, watched "her" soap operas every day, and played Bingo as often as she could. Cheering for, or yelling at, the Yankees or Giants on TV was also a regular "pastime" for Bea.
Beatrice was predeceased by her brothers, Frank(Manny)Tomaro and Fred Constantino and stepdaughter, Caroline Knaus.  She is survived by her brother, Vincent Constantino, and her four children James(Catherine) Finizio, Antoinette "Toni" (Gordon)Fordyce, Joseph(Terry)Finizio and Richard(Maureen)Finizio, 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Also surviving are her 3 stepchildren, Grace Laudato, Louise Lembo and Anthony Lembo, 12 step grandchildren and 26 step great grandchildren.
The family of Beatrice Finizio Lembo would like to acknowledge Lilly Paipay for her 7 years of professional dedication and loving care.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 4-8PM at A.K.Macagna Funeral Home in Cliffside Park, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 9, 2026, at 10AM at St. Michael Church in Palisades Park, NJ. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.