Palma Ricco passed away on May 14, 2022 at the age of 94 years at Riddle Village Hospice in Media Pa following an illness. She was born in Brooklyn NY to Dominick Afflitto & Theresa Montana Afflitto and was sister of Carmine Afflitto (deceased). She was the wife of Julio Ricco (deceased), mother of Dr. Ernest Ricco, Richard Ricco, mother-in-law to Dr Rachelle Lanciano and Diane Iannotta Ricco, Grandmother of Danielle Ricco (deceased), Joseph Ricco, Dr Anthony Ricco, Nicholas Ricco, Dr Julie Ricco, Adriana Ricco, and Great Grandmother of Joseph, Thomas, Sophia, and Valentina.
Palma graduated Bay Ridge High School in 1945, loved the music of Frank Sinatra and was among the adoring young fans at the Paramount Theater and remained a life long fan. She worked as a Secretary in Downtown Manhattan until she and Julio were introduced to each other by their best friends and got married in 1956. They lived in Brooklyn until moving to Staten Island in 1962 before the completion of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, in fact her family was forced to sell their home via Eminent domain to make way for the highway approach to the bridge.
She was a devoted housewife and mother who struggled, as many young mothers do, to give her family the best possible life she could. She and her husband were introduced by friends once again to RV camping early on and quickly developed a passion for this style of travel & vacation. They traveled the length of the US East coast, from Maine to the Florida Keys, and especially enjoyed many summer vacations with close friends at a place called Rogers Rock Campground on the northern shores of Lake George NY. Other favorite destinations were Fort Wilderness Resort at Disney World, and her son Ernest’s home in Rehoboth Beach Delaware.
Dinner and a movie was a favorite pastime. She enjoyed cooking and baking for family gatherings of all sizes and occasions, and took great pride in seeing the accomplishments of her children and grandchildren. Her faith was especially important and she was active in both St Charles and St Clare parishes.
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