Vincenza G

Maceri

MACERI, Vincenza G. (nee) Morello on February 27, 2016 of Cliffside Park, N.J., age 97.

Vincenza was a beloved mother to daughter Annuziata Bellantonio and husband Carmine; son Carmine and his wife Caterina; daughter Domenica Tripodi and husband Vinnie; daughter Vera Condemi and her late husband Francesco; and son Luigi and his late wife Sharon. She was a devoted sister to Domenico Morello and sister Maria Elena Gramuglia, both of Argentina.

She is also survived by her grandchildren; Rose Elenio (Bellantonio) and husband Frank; Anna Rudowski (Tripodi) and husband Steve; Joseph Condemi and wife Cinzia; Nancy Porcaro (Tripodi) and husband Anthony; Frank Maceri and wife Luz; Gina Sorisi (Condemi) and husband Salvatore; Enzina Bruzzesi (Bellantonio) and husband Vincenzo; Joseph Tripodi and wife Rosa; Donna Saltalamacchia (Condemi) and husband Umberto; Stella Maceri-Finfrock and husband David; Francesca Garcia (Condemi) and husband Felipe; Tina Maceri-Bolden and husband Damian; and Francesco Maceri.

She leaves thirty-one great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Francesco Maceri; her son Benedetto; her daughter Maria Elena; her brother Antonio Morello; and her sister Gioconda Spoleti.

Born in Pellegrina, Bagnara Calabra, Italy in 1919, she immigrated to the United States in 1961. She dedicated her life to her family, to her much loved profession as a seamstress, and her passion for crocheting lace.

A viewing will be held at A.K. Macagna Funeral Home 495 Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park on Wednesday, March 2nd from 2-4 pm and 6-9 pm. There will be a F uneral M ass on Thursday, March 3rd at Our Lady of Grace Church in Fairview at 10am. Entombment will follow at Madonna Cemetery & Mausoleum in Fort Lee.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate that you honor her memory by making donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at PO Box 1000 Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.