Jenny was born in Manhattan and raised in Harlem, New York by her parents, the late Epifanio and Vincenza Messina. She brought up her three children in Pelham Bay in the Bronx while working in Manhattan as an administrative assistant. Jenny spent the remaining years of her life in Connecticut near her loving daughters.
Jenny loved languages and was fluent in Italian. She also enjoyed music, especially opera. Jenny was an amazing cook and was well known for her Sunday gravy and meatballs that many people enjoyed.
Jenny loved her children dearly. As a single mother she was a hard worker and did everything that she could to provide for her family and maintain a loving home. As a devout Catholic, her faith was very important to her.
She is survived by her three children Joseph Sanacore and his wife Nicole, Laura Leavitt and her husband Bill, and Rita Sanacore. Jenny leaves behind her four beloved grandchildren, Michael Sanacore, and Lia, Julianna and Isabella Leavitt.
A visitation for Jenny will be held Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son, Community Funeral Home, 315 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, Connecticut 06468. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Friday, May 24, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St. Mark Roman Catholic Church, 500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford, CT 06614.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.spadaccinofuneralhome.com for the Sanacore family.
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