Concetta "Jenny" Vinella, 92, of Roselle Park, NJ, passed away on October 18, 2022 on her wedding anniversary at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ.
She was born on August 2, 1930 to Mary and John Grasso in Hammonton, NJ. She grew up in Hammonton where she met the love of her life Ernest. Jenny and Ernest married in 1958 and settled in Roselle Park where they went on to have three children together. Jenny was the exemplification of an Italian mother. She loved cooking family dinners and she always made Christmas Eve special with her wonderful dishes. Her specialty was her meatballs, sauce and braciole. Jenny had an incredible green thumb; she took great pleasure in taking care of her many house plants and vegetable plants. She also loved the holidays, she always looked forward to decorating inside and outside of her home. Above all else, Jenny loved and adored her family dearly, especially her grandchildren. Jenny's grandchildren were her world, and any of their events or sport games that she could attend she would be there to support them.
Jenny was a wonderfully loving wife, mother and grandmother and she will be forever deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Jenny is survived by her son Ernest Vinella Jr. and his partner Susan McGraw; her daughter Robin Ponticello; her daughter Sandra Manee and her husband Arthur; her grandchildren Torre Ponticello and his fiancé Amanda Roefaro, Jamie Ponticello; Nicolas Manee; Antonia Manee and Samantha Manee; as well as many loved nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Ernest P Vinella Sr. on February 27, 2000, as well as her brothers Phillip and Joseph Grasso.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with a funeral service beginning at 7:00pm at Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home, 582 Springfield Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090.
Family and friends are invited back to the funeral home on Thursday, October 27, 2022 from 10:00am to 11:00am prior to the graveside service that will be held at Graceland Memorial Park, 1900 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033.
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