Obituary of Victoria Mongiardo

Mongiardo, Victoria "Vickie" age 89 of Woodland Park at rest at home on January 5, 2015. Beloved wife of sixty seven years of Bruno Mongiardo of Woodland Park. Loving mother of the Honorable Bruno Mongiardo and his wife Barbara of Wayne and Diane Sanchirico and her husband Thomas of Little Falls. Dear Grandmother of Evan and Rebecca Mongiardo and Elizabeth Sanchirico. Sister of the late Anthony Mongiardo (1998). Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, cousins and paesanos. Born in Sant' Andrea, Prov di Catanzzaro, Italy, she came to the U.S.A. in 1928 settling in West Paterson where she has lived since then. Mrs. Mongiardo earned a BA from Montclair Teachers College, Class of 1947. She was a School Teacher for the West Paterson Board of Education for over thirty years before retiring in 1981. Mrs. Mongiardo was a parishioner of Our Lady of Pompeii R.C. Church, Paterson. She was a member of the N.J.E.A. and the N.E.A. She was an avid reader and was a great cook. She adored her grandchildren and loved spending time with family. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa on Monday at 9:30 AM. Funeral mass to follow at Our Lady of Pompeii R.C. Church, Paterson at 10:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Relatives and friends may visit Sunday from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, N.J. 08691 would be greatly appreciated.