Anita Grace Principe, 87, entered eternal life on Monday, December 24, 2018. She was born September 25, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. She is now reunited with her loving husband, Nunzio, who passed on December 12, 2018. She is survived by four sons: James, Mark, Glenn and John; fifteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren whom she loved with all of her heart. Anita graduated from Union Hill High School in 1949 and attended secretarial school in New York City. She married her high school sweetheart Nunzio L. Principe in 1952 and lived in Jersey City and North Bergen, New Jersey until 1962 when they moved to the town of Brick on the Jersey Shore, where they raised their four sons. Anita worked as a clinic supervisor in the billing department at Point Pleasant Hospital, Point Pleasant, New Jersey for fifteen years. In 2003, Anita and Nunzio moved to Homosassa to enjoy their retirement years in the sunshine. The family would like to extend their gratitude for the wonderful care provided to Anita by the members and staff of Cypress Cove Care Center in Crystal River, Florida. "Softly, I will leave you softly; for my heart would break if you should wake and see me go". A celebration gathering will take place on Sat., January 12, 2018 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at Wilder Funeral Home, Homosassa, Florida. Private interment will take place on Wed., January 16, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. at Restland Memorial Park Cemetery, East Hanover, New Jersey, under the direction of Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, Livingston, New Jersey. www.wilderfuneral.com
