Obituary of Onofria Fedele

Onofria Fedele Onofria Fedele, 84, of Rome, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010. She was born in Cattolica-Eraclea, Italy on April 24, 1925, daughter of the late Antonio and Francesca Ballaro Beddia. On April 21, 1941, she married Stefano Fedele in Cattolica-Eraclea, Italy. He passed away July 23, 1990. Onofria was a member of St. John the Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Luigi and Marina Fedele, Rome; six daughters, Maria and Calarogero Manna, Brooklyn, Vita Puma, Rome, Gina and Joseph Dainotto, Rome, Silvana and Michael Mattioli, Staten Island, Cleopatra Bohning, Rome, Yolanda and Mark Iodice, Rome; 26 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Also surviving are a brother and sister-in-law, Amedeo and Teresa Beddia, and a sister, Vincenza Puma, all of Rome. She was predeceased by a daughter and son-in-law, Carmela and Vincenzo LaPuma, and a son-in-law, Angelo Puma. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 8:15 a.m. from the Nicholas J. Bush Funeral Home, Inc., 218 W. Court St., and at St. John the Baptist Church at 9:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m.