Obituary of Lena Tiritilli

Tiritilli, Lena (nee Giostra) age 88 of Woodland Park at rest in Wayne on March 7, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Julius "Julio" Tiritilli (2001). A wonderful mother of Jennifer Ranu, Nancy Tiritilli, Julius Tititilli Jr. and his wife Pattiann and Renee Kauffmann and her husband Richard. Sister of Franky Giostra and the late Jimmy, Andy and Mikey Giostra. Dear grandmother of Jeff Ranu and his wife Lisa, Matthew Tiritilli and his wife Joanna, Nicholas Tiritilli and his wife Leah and Lauren Tiritilli. Great grandmother of Giuliana Ranu, Karolina Ranu, Lena Elizabeth Tiritilli and Lucas Tiritilli. Lena was raised in Paterson and after WWII, she lived on Jersey Street with her husband Julio and young children until 1969 when they moved to West Paterson. Known as "Lunch Mother Lena", she served and supervised children during lunchtime at Charles Olbon School in West Paterson for twenty years before retiring in 1992. She was an active member of the American Legion West Paterson Memorial Post # 238 Womans' Auxilliary in Woodland Park for over thirty years. A devoted mother and an inspiration to all of her children, she will be deeply missed by her family and friends, who regarded her as being a beautiful person. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa on Thursday at 9:15 AM. Funeral mass to follow at St. Michael's R.C. Church, Paterson at 10:00 AM. Interment to follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa. Relatives and friends may visit on Wednesday from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, N.J. 07834.