Anna M. Leotta

Born Ann Scarpinato in Brooklyn, she moved with family to Grasmere in 1972 and graduated from Curtis High School. She also received a certificate from The Katharine Gibbs School in Manhattan.

For 23 years, Mrs. Leotta worked as the secretary to the head of Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Livingston.

In her leisure time, she enjoyed playing bridge, hosting family gatherings and traveling with friends. She was an avid walker and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

“She loved having a good time and she enjoyed a nice glass of wine,” said her daughter, Irene Napolitano.

Mrs. Leotta was a parishioner of St. Sylvester’s R.C. Church, Concord.

Her husband of 54 years, Salvatore S., died in 2002.

Surviving, along with her daughter, Irene, are her daughter, Linda Avena; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be Saturday from the Virginia Funeral Chapel, Dongan Hills, with a mass at 9:30 a.m. in St.. Sylvester’s Church. Burial will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp.