Obituary of Rose Frances Vella

Vella, Rose Frances (nee Bucci), age 85 of Totowa at rest in Paterson on February 16, 2014. Beloved wife of sixty-three years of Angelo Vella of Totowa. Loving mother of Frances Silvestri and her husband Joseph of CT, and Nancy De Blasio and her husband Armand of Ogdensburg. Cherished grandmother of Armand De Blasio and his wife Elena, Angela Silvestri-Weaver and her husband Brent, Daniel De Blasio, Joanna Silvestri-Holowczyk and her husband Paul, Nickolus and Julia De Blasio. Doting great-grandmother of Mia Rose Weaver and Angelo and his mother Lidka. She was predeceased by her sister, Nancy and brother, Louis. Born and raised in Paterson, she moved to Totowa in 1963. She was a Homemaker. Mrs. Vella frequently went to the Italian Circle in Paterson. She is remembered by her family as a story-telling, full of life singer who lived for her family. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, on Thursday at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. James R.C. Church, Totowa at 9:30 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38105, would be appreciated.