Carmela Amodeo

Obituary of Carmela Amodeo

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South Plainfield – Carmela Amodeo, 85, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, January 18, 2021 in the New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater.

Born in Ribera, Sicily, Carmela immigrated to the United States in 1954 and initially resided in Jersey City.  After her marriage to Antonio Amodeo, they relocated to Brooklyn, NY and lived in Brooklyn until the birth of her first son.  Shortly after, Carmela and Antonio moved to Plainfield, before settling to South Plainfield.

A talented seamstress and dress maker, Carmela worked for the Two L Dress Company in New York City.  She was also a faithful communicant of Sacred Heart Church and was active with the Foundation for Retinal Research, now Foundation Fighting Blindness, after the birth of her Granddaughter.

Carmela, a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother will be forever missed by her family, friends and everyone who knew her.

 

Surviving are her husband of 60 years, Antonio Amodeo of South Plainfield; two sons, Anthony Amodeo of Telford, PA and Joseph Amodeo and wife Wendy of Dunellen and granddaughter, Grace Ann Amodeo also of Dunellen.

 

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 22, 2021 at 9:15AM in the McCriskin – Gustafson Home For Funerals, 2456 Plainfield Avenue South Plainfield NJ 07080 followed by a funeral mass in Sacred Heart RC Church, South Plainfield at 10:15AM

 

Family and friends may gather in the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8PM. 

 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, https://donate.fightingblindness.org/

 

Thursday
21
January

Visitation

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, January 21, 2021
McCriskin – Gustafson Home For Funerals
2425 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
908-561-8000
Friday
22
January

Visitation

9:00 am
Friday, January 22, 2021
McCriskin – Gustafson Home For Funerals
2425 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
908-561-8000
Friday
22
January

Funeral Mass

10:15 am - 11:15 am
Friday, January 22, 2021
Sacred Heart RC Church
149 South Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

Entombment

Resurrection Burial Park
899 E Lincoln Ave
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
732-463-1424
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