Vita Marie (Paredes) Colella Obituary (1935

Vita Marie (Paredes) Colella, 85 of Monroe Township died Wednesday November 4th at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mrs. Colella lived there before moving to The Ponds at Clearbrook community in Monroe Township 23 years ago. She was employed for 15 years as a clerk for the Independent Savings Bank, Brooklyn, retiring in 1999. Mrs. Colella was a member of the Red Hats and the Italian-American Club, both of The Ponds. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and ceramics as well as playing cards and mahjong. She was predeceased by her son Daniel and her brother Thomas. Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Nick Colella, her daughter Debra Nicholson and her husband John of Middletown, NJ her sister Carol Breetveld of Florida, her five grandchildren Roseanne Trapasso, Nicholas and Joseph Colella and Sean and Francesca Nicholson and her great grandson Donatello Trapasso. Services will begin 10 a.m. Monday November 9th at the Lester Memorial Home followed by a 10:30 a.m. funeral liturgy at St. James RC Church, 36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg. Burial will be in the Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle NJ Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. Visiting hours for family and friends will be 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Donations in the name of Mrs. Colella may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.