01/19/2023
it is with great sorrow i must post this
Vita (nee-Calvaruso) Palmeri passed away on Sunday January 15, 2023, at the age of 95 surrounded by her children.
Born and raised in Alcamo, Sicily, Vita came to the United States in 1968 where she lived in Brooklyn, NY until 1971. Vita and her family soon settled in Parsippany, where she resided for the remainder of her life. Vita and her husband, Francesco, had been the proud owners of Frank and Son Pizzeria for nearly 50 years.
Pre-deceased by her late husband, Francesco (April 11, 2014), Vita is survived by her three children: Ignazio and Pina; Concetta and Joseph; Maria and Joseph; her seven grandchildren: Dawn and James; Vita Marlena and George; Kayla and Travis; Christina and Shane; Joseph and Alyssa; Francesco; Sabrina and Eugene, nine great-grandchildren: Jakob, Teigan, George Ignazio, Joseph, Jack, Noah, Cecelia, Bella and Maria.
Visitation will be on Thursday, January 19, 2023, from 5:00pm-8:00pm at the Par-Troy Funeral Home (95 Parsippany Road Parsippany). Relatives and friends are invited to attend Liturgy of Christian Burial on Friday, January 20, 2023, beginning at 9:30 am at Saint Christopher R.C. Church (1050 Littleton Road Parsippany) followed by entombment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (225 Ridgedale Ave East Hanover).