Vincenza DeBari

AUGUST 14, 1946 – MARCH 8, 2024

Vincenza “Enza” DeBari, age 77, of Wanaque, NJ, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family and friends on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Enza was born in Molfetta, Italy, on August 14, 1946. She was raised there, with her brother and sister, by her parents AnnaMaria and Giovanni. She went to school there and met her husband Steve there.

Enza and Steve married in Italy in April, 1969. They came to the US together and lived in Hoboken for a few years before residing, and raising their family, in Westwood for 38 years.

She worked as a seamstress in Jersey City first and then as a book binder and conservator at Ocker & Trapp Library Bindery for over ten years and formed special friendships that lasted her entire life.

She loved her family, friends old and new, cooking, swimming, coffee, her beloved Maltese, Max, and her loving husband Steve, who she is now reunited with.

Enza passed away on International Women’s Day, fitting because she was a strong, kind, loyal and fiercely independent woman.

Her light will continue to shine brightly in the hearts and memories of all who knew her.

She is survived by her children, Maria and her husband John of Glen Rock, Anna and her husband Ben of Oakland and Patricia and her husband Kevin of Emerson. She will be cherished by her greatest joys, her grandchildren, Jake, Riley, Stephen, Noah, Lauren and Sarah. She is also survived by her brother Guy in Hackensack and sister Rita in Italy, and all of her nieces, nephews and godchildren.

Visitation will be held at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM. A mass celebrating Enza’s life will be held at St. Andrew Church, 120 Washington Avenue, Westwood, NJ on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 10:30 AM.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the National Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org.