Geraldine R. Amoscato, 95

Loving Wife, Mother & Grandmother

Geraldine R. Amoscato, of Nutley and Spring Lake, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late John and Matilda (Salomone) DiSalvo, she lived in Brooklyn prior to moving to Nutley 68 years ago. She concurrently lived in Nutley and Spring Lake.
Geraldine earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from St. John’s University in 1943 and retired as a chemist from the F & M Schaefer Brewing Co. in New York City.
She was crowned Miss Midland Beach in1946. After her marriage in 1948 she became an active member of the AAUW, the PTA and a voting poll worker in Nutley. She was also a lifelong Bridge player, president of Barbara Lynn at Sea Girt, Inc., active in business and land development and an active communicant at Holy Family Church in Nutley.
The beloved wife of the late Honorable Anthony S. Amoscato, she is survived by her children, Barbara Sabaitis and her husband, James, and Anthony M. Amoscato, and her grandchildren, Victoria and Alexandra Amoscato, and Christopher, Charles and Catharine Sabaitis. Geraldine was also predeceased by her sister, Dorothy Previte.

The funeral will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. from the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home 267 Centre St., Nutley.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Church in Nutley at 10:30 a.m.

The entombment will follow at St. Catharine’s Cemetery, 1100 W Chicago Boulevard in Sea Girt, NJ

Visitors will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 5-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to St. John’s University Alumni Association, Attn: Gift Processing, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439 would be preferred.