Obituary of Lusilla Codispoti

Lusilla Codispoti (nee Voci), 92, passed away peacefully at home on September 20, 2021. She was born in Sant'Andrea, Italy on June 1, 1929 to the late Pietro and Maria Vittoria (Romeo) Voci. Before retiring, Luisilla worked for many years as a seamstress with the ILGWU in Paterson.
 

She was the beloved wife of the late Alfredo Codispoti for over 68 years until his passing in 2020; she was the cherished mother of Anthony Codispoti and his wife Angela of Coral Springs, FL and Mary Giresi and her husband George of Kinnelon. She was the adored grandmother of Danielle Codispoti Ortiz and her husband Anibal Ortiz, Janelle Giresi and her husband Christopher Neinstedt and Victoria Giresi and her husband Richard Cartwright and she was the great grandmother of Tiana Ortiz, Sofia Neinstedt and Carlo Cartwright. Lusilla was predeceased by her brothers Giuseppe and Pasquale Voci and by her sister Vittoria Rovito and she is survived by many nieces and nephews. 

 

Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00-8:00pm at Santangelo Funeral Home, 635 McBride Ave., Woodland Park. A funeral Mass will be offered on Friday at 10:00am at St. Gerard Majella Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson, NJ. Entombment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Paterson. 

 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to: 

 

St. Jude Children's Hospital: www.stjude.org/donate