Rita

Schembari

Loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, Rita Schembari, of Ridgefield, NJ was peacefully called home to God on Sunday June 12, 2022.

Rita was 93 years old and grew up in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy before moving to the United States in the mid 1950's. Upon entering this country, her family settled in West New York, NJ. There she met her future husband Joe [Joseph}, deceased since 2010, and they married a few years later. Surviving are her 4 children John, Josie, Madalena and Mary along with John's wife Carol Schembari and Madalena's husband Vincent DiStefano. Also surviving are her 5 grandchildren Michael, and his wife Aly, Dana and her husband Frank. Jamie and her husband David, Vinny and his girlfriend Alyssa and Joey and his girlfriend Adrianna.

Additionally, Rita had 3 great grandchildren, Michael, Nico and Daniel. Rita is also survived by her brother John and his wife Alba, her brother Pino and her sister in law Anna.

Rita was a dedicated housewife and mother to all. Her passion for Italian cooking was extremely important to her and her family meant everything to her.