Nicolina "Nikki"

Mezzatesta

Nicolina "Nikki" Mezzatesta

(November 30, 1930 – October 11, 2025)

Nicolina "Nikki" Mezzatesta was born on November 30, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was the only child of Italian immigrant parents the late Ferdinando and Pasqualina Gambale. She was very proud of her Italian American heritage. Nikki attended Dickinson High School in Jersey City.

She was married to the love of her life, Joseph Mezzatesta, for 42 years until his passing in 1997. Together, Nikki and Joe raised their family in Cliffside Park. She was a devoted mother of four children, proud grandmother of ten, and great-grandmother of two.

Nikki and her husband enjoyed dancing, listening to Frank Sinatra, and spending time with family. In her later years, she lovingly cared for Joe after a swimming accident left him paralyzed. Through every challenge, Nikki remained positive and resilient, always seeing the glass as half full.

A deeply spiritual woman, Nikki was an active member of Epiphany Church, where she volunteered regularly and served as a Eucharistic Minister. She found great joy in helping others—donating her time at the soup kitchen in Newark, bringing the Eucharist to the sick, and participating in the church's Bereavement Program after her husband's passing.

Nikki approached everyone and everything with her trademark positive attitude and radiant smile, which made her beloved by all who knew her.

She is survived by her loving children Gary, Kim, Judy and her husband Bill Theado, and Glen and his wife Nancy; her adored grandchildren Joseph and his wife Becca, Michael, Derek, Paula, Kayla, Amanda and her husband Kevin, David and his wife Phobe, Bryant, Jared, and Paige and her cherished great-grandchildren Joan and Ava.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in Nikki's memory.