Obituary for Florence C. Perillo
Loving Wife, mother, sister, nana
Florence Perillo, (nee Lettieri), 100, passed peacefully on September 5, 2021. Florence was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Luisa and Rocco Lettieri. She was the youngest of five children. Florence was married to Frank Perillo of Newark for 35 years until his death in 1982. She was the devoted mother of three daughters: Karen Colonna (Michael), Francine Bion (Joel), and Donna Buono (James). She was the cherished grandmother of Kristen Colonna (Sean Farkas) and Lauren Cooper (Christian). Florence is also survived by her loving nieces, Lorette Burstein (Bruce), Rosanne Rocco (Richie), Vera Pastore (Raymond), Vanessa Pastore (Matt Smith), Bernadine Lettieri (Michael), Heather Lettieri, and a nephew, Don Mastro (Marjorie) and her great nieces nephews Don, Colleen, Rachel, Leonard Hostetter, Rio, Santino, Nico, Domenic, and Luca.
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute in California (www.cfri.org). The donation link can also be found below.
A mass will be held at St. Mary's Church in Nutley, on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:30am, followed by internment at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield. There will be no visitation prior. Family requests masks be worn.
Florence Perillo, (nee Lettieri), 100, passed peacefully on September 5, 2021. Florence was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Luisa and Rocco Lettieri. She was the youngest of five children. Florence was married to Frank Perillo of Newark for 35 years until his death in 1982. She was the devoted mother of three daughters: Karen Colonna (Michael), Francine Bion (Joel), and Donna Buono (James). She was the cherished grandmother of Kristen Colonna (Sean Farkas) and Lauren Cooper (Christian). Florence is also survived by her loving nieces, Lorette Burstein (Bruce), Rosanne Rocco (Richie), Vera Pastore (Raymond), Vanessa Pastore (Matt Smith), Bernadine Lettieri (Michael), Heather Lettieri, and a nephew, Don Mastro (Marjorie) and her great nieces nephews Don, Colleen, Rachel, Leonard Hostetter, Rio, Santino, Nico, Domenic, and Luca.
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute in California (www.cfri.org). The donation link can also be found below.
A mass will be held at St. Mary's Church in Nutley, on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:30am, followed by internment at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield. There will be no visitation prior. Family requests masks be worn.