"Edith Pettinato, born and raised in the Village where she raised her own family, died on Sun. July 4 at St. Vincent's Hospital at the age of 80. She died of heart failure and had had several serious operations over the past 30 years, said her son, John, a founder of the Greenwich Village Youth Council and principal of the Institute for Collaborative Education, a grades 6-12 school located in the former Stuyvesant High School building on E. 15th St."
"One of 11 children, Edith was the daughter of Lucrezia and Joseph Pagano, both immigrants from Calabria in Italy. She went to elementary school at Our Lady of Pompeii on Bleecker and Carmine Sts. and graduated from St. Vincent Ferrer High School, located on E. 65th St. She married Lawrence Pettinato, also born and bred in the Village, at Our Lady of Pompei Church 56 years ago."
"Her husband survives as well as her son John, and another son Thomas. A third son, Lawrence Jr., died two years ago. A brother, Freddie, of Florida, and a sister, Viola, of Budd Lake, N.J., also survive, as do six grandchildren. The funeral will be at our lady of Pompei, Bleecker and Carmine Sts., at 10 a.m. Thurs. July 8 with burial at Holy Rood Cemetery in Morris Co., N.J. Perazzo Funeral Home, 199 Bleecker St., is in charge of arrangements."
Edith Pettinato was born and raised in the Village and raised her own family there. She died on Sunday, July 4, at St. Vincent's Hospital at age 80 of heart failure after several serious operations over the past 30 years. She was one of 11 children of Lucrezia and Joseph Pagano, immigrants from Calabria, Italy. She attended Our Lady of Pompeii elementary school and graduated from St. Vincent Ferrer High School, then studied bookkeeping and worked as a bank bookkeeper. She married Lawrence Pettinato 56 years ago and served in PTA leadership while her sons attended Our Lady of Pompeii. She is survived by her husband, sons John and Thomas, siblings Freddie and Viola, and six grandchildren; a son, Lawrence Jr., predeceased her. Funeral services are scheduled at Our Lady of Pompei with burial at Holy Rood Cemetery; Perazzo Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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