Rose Marie Pignatore

PIGNATORE Rose M. (Del Tufo), 96, of Wayne, passed away on September 29, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, NJ. Born in Newark to Grace (Casale) and Michael L. Del Tufo, she was the oldest of seven children. She grew up in Newark and Belleville, graduating from Belleville High School in 1937. In 1942 she married Nicholas L. Pignatore. They moved to Wayne in 1952 where they were active in Holy Cross R.C. Church in Mountain View. Rose is survived by her children Elace (Bob) Distefano, Donna Cialone, and John (Jeanne) Pignatore; six grandchildren, Jennifer Distefano (Tim Morrison), Carl Distefano, Annisia Cialone (James Cornell), Carla Cialone, Nicolas (Amy) Pignatore and Maya Pignatore (Kyle Price-Livingston). She was blessed with five great-grandchildren, Grace and Josephine Morrison, Carmen Cialone, Beckett and Rocco Cornell. Rose is also survived by her siblings Jeanette Orsini, Leslie Del Tufo and Grace (Joseph) Napolitano and her brother-in-law, Jerry Ringi. Rose was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas, her brothers, Daniel and Michael and her sister, Josephine Ringi. Visiting is 9-10 AM on Monday October 5, 2015 at Moore's Home for Funerals, 1591 Alps Rd, Wayne, followed by Mass 10:30 AM at Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Rd, Wayne. Burial is at Glendale Cemetery, 28 Hoover Ave, Belleville. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your local food bank. www.mooresinfo.com - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?pid=1760...