Christine Felicity Lonzello

Christine Felicity Lonzello, JD, (nee Roberts), 68, born Oct. 9, 1948, in Staten Island, N.Y., passed away on July 14, 2017, at home in Aliso Viejo, Calif., which she called home for the past 19 years.

She earned a bachelor's degree in business from St. John's University in Staten Island in 1977. Later, after attending New York Law School, she earned her law degree at the age of 44.

Christine was a member of a number of New York Bar Associations, including the Staten Island Women's Bar Association, where she served as an officer.

She was an avid reader, and her hobbies included genealogy, quilt making, dressmaking, and collecting vintage sewing machines, patterns, and paper dolls.

Christine was an FCC licensed amateur (HAM) radio operator, with the call sign K6CFL. She loved her two cats and grapevines, and of course her family.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Philip Lonzello, and her loving son, Raphael D'Ambrosio and his wife, Fabiana.

There will be two visitations at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave., Staten Island, N.Y. (718-447-4242), on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will be at Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at 10 a.m.