Antonina DiFrancesco Cappello Obituary (1932 - 2012)

Mrs. Antonina DiFrancesco Cappello, 79, died on Thursday, January 5, 2012 in Livingston. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona on Tuesday, January 10 at 10AM. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, (www.proutfuneralhome.com) 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Monday 2 to4 & 7 to9 PM Born in Gela, Sicily, Mrs. Cappello came to the US in June 1970 and lived in Paterson prior to moving to Elmwood Park 14 years ago. Mrs. Cappello was a Quality Control Inspector at E & S Sportswear in Paterson and Passaic before retiring in 1994. She is the wife of the late Gioacchino Cappello, the mother of her care-giving daughter, Grazia Cappello-Bukwich and her husband Bill, and Vincenza and her husband, Mario. She is also survived by her grandchildren Patrizia Raitano, Joseph Raitano and Nonna's Joy - Gabriella Bukwich, and also many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cappello is the sister of Giuseppe, Rosa, Graziella, the late Salvatore and the late Giovanni. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital would be appreciated.