Anna Vitale
Cedar Grove resident, beloved mother, cherished grandmother
Anna (Gigantino) Vitale, 91, of Cedar Grove, N.J., died on April 27, 2019.
Funeral services will begin on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. from Shook's Cedar Grove Funeral Home, 486 Pompton Ave. (Rt. 23), Cedar Grove, 07009.
A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Cedar Grove, N.J., with entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J. Visiting hours will be offered on Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. in the funeral home. Memories and condolences may be shared at shookscedargrove.com.
Born and raised in Santa Lucia Cava de Tirreni, Italy, Anna moved to the United States in 1970, settling in Montclair, N.J. Since 1984, she has been a resident of Cedar Grove.
Prior to her retirement, she worked for Celentano's in Verona, N.J., for 25 years. Anna was a member of the Padre Pio Association in Paterson, N.J., Sons of Italy in Wayne, N.J., and the Federation of Italian American Societies of New Jersey. She loved gardening, cooking, entertaining, and most of all dancing.
She was predeceased by her parents, Antonio and Anna Gigantino, her siblings, and her husband of 58 years, Antonio Vitale.
Surviving are her beloved children, Basilio, Rita, and Gennaro; cherished grandchildren, Mearl, Anthony, Gabriella, Dominick, Annalisa, Anna Victoria, and Eduardo. Also surviving are many loving nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to or the or the ASPCA.