Obituary of Theresa Vigilante

Vigilante, Theresa "Tressa" (nee Rotella), age 93 of Woodland Park at rest in Woodland Park on November 18, 2011. Beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Vigilante (1979). Loving Mother of Louis Vigilante of Wayne and John Vigilante and his wife Donna of Fair Lawn. Grandmother of Gregory and Lauren Vigilante and Step-grandmother of Mark and Matt Ferry. Sister of Louis Rotella of Paterson, Eugene Rotella and his wife Joyce of Franklin Lakes, Mary Rotella of Woodland Park, Anita Brulato of Paramus and the late Thomas, Edward and Rudolph Rotella. Sister-in-law of Jean Rotella of Paramus and Constantine "Red" Vigilante and his wife Ellen of Manchester Twsp. Survivors include many nieces, nephews, and grand nieces and nephews. Born and raised in the Dublin section of Paterson, she lived there before moving to Woodland Park in 1961. She was a Homemaker and was a parishioner of St. Michael's R.C. Church, Paterson, and a member of its Seniors Club. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, on Tuesday at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Gerard R.C. Church, Paterson at 9:30 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may call Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Judes Children's Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN, 38101-0050, St. Joseph's School for the Blind, 253 Baldwin Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07036-1388, Passaic Valley Hospice, 783 Riverview Dr., PO Box 1007, Totowa, NJ 07511-1007, or St. Gerard R.C. Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07522-1098, would be appreciated.