Lena Barbetta

Lena Barbetta née Zaino, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at her home in the Township of Washington, NJ with her family by her side. Lena is predeceased by her husband, Nicholas Barbetta, her mother, Isabella Zaino née Formato, her father, Andrew Zaino, her sister, Rosemarie Lagnese and her husband Tom, and granddaughter, Danielle Sappah. She is survived by her children, Nicholas and his partner Marta, Lucille and her partner Benjamin, and Andrew and his partner Janet; her grandchildren, Nicholas, Timothy and his wife Justine, and Barbara and her husband Steve; and her great grandchildren, George and Edyth.

Born in New York and raised in Harlem, Lena moved to Westbury, New York as a teenager, until she relocated to New Jersey with her husband in 1962. She raised her family in the Township of Washington and dedicated her career to Mercedes Benz North America in Montvale. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who always put her family first.

Viewing will be held on Monday, June 26, 2023, from 4 - 8 p.m. at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, 668 Ridgewood Road, Township of Washington, NJ followed by a Committal Service at 11:30 a.m. at Garden of Memories, Soldier Hill Road, Township of Washington, NJ. In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, stjude.org/memorial