Obituary of Maria Penna

Penna, Maria (nee Chiaviello), age 79 of Totowa at rest in Paterson on November 5, 2015. Beloved wife of Salvatore Penna of Totowa. Loving mother of Joseph Penna and his wife Cathy of Totowa, Teresa Davis and her husband Tim of Nazereth, PA, Madeline Gmahle and her husband Tom of Alpharetta, GA and Lucy Glacken and her husband Gary of Randolph. Dear sister of Val and Alfonso Chiaviello and the late Baldassare Chiaviello. Also survived by eleven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Born in Serre, Italy, she came to the United States in 1958 and resided in Paterson before moving to Totowa. She was a Seamstress for N & R Fashions, Paterson, before retiring. Maria was a parishioner of St. James R.C. Church, Totowa. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Monday at 10:30 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. James R.C. Church, Totowa at 11:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.