Pauline was a loving and caring daughter, sibling, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Pauline was a business woman who owned and operated a bridal gown factory with her husband, Louis in Yonkers, NY. She enjoyed sewing and would create custom wedding gowns for family and friends.
She leaves a wealth of wonderful memories for her brother Richard Distefano; her children Thomas Tripodi (Dianne), Louis Tripodi (Sally), Carmen Maria Bianco (John) and Richard Tripodi (Sue); her grandchildren Anthony Tripodi (Cathy), Nicole Hennessy (Kevin), Megen Tripodi and Nina Tripodi and her great grandchildren Noah and Alexandra Hennessy and Max and Alexa Tripodi as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Pauline was preceded in death by her husband Louis Tripodi, her parents Enrico and Lauretta Distefano and 10 brothers. Please feel free to share one of your memories so we can enjoy more precious moments with Pauline. Visiting hours will at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Saturday February 15th 9-10am with a funeral service at 10am. Entombment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Whalen & Ball Funeral Home
168 Park Ave.
Yonkers, N.Y. 10703
(914)965-5488
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