Valerie Vigliotti

VALERIE VIGLIOTTI PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON JANUARY 4, 2023 AT RICHMOND CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND NURSING HOME ON STATEN ISLAND AFTER A LONG AND FULL LIFE. VALERIE WAS 92 YEARS OLD. SHE IS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND FRED AND SISTER JACKIE FRESCA AND IS SURVIVED BY HER SISTER SHIRLEY MORIO, HER CHILDREN DONNA BRUNO, ALISON PONTERIO AND LINDA VIGLIOTTI, HER SONS IN LAW JOHN BRUNO AND PHILIP PONTERIO, HER 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

VALERIE WAS BORN ON AUGUST 22, 1930 ON STATEN ISLAND TO PARENTS WILLIAM AND NATALIE MACKOWSKI. SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF HER POLISH AND ITALIAN HERITAGE. SHE GREW UP ON GROVE PLACE IN PORT RICHMOND. AFTER GRADUATING FROM PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL SHE BRIEFLY WORKED IN NEW YORK CITY AS A SECRETARY. ON JUNE 10, 1951 SHE MARRIED FREDERICK VIGLIOTTI EVENTUALLY MOVING TO WESTERLEIGH. AFTER HER CHILDREN WERE MARRIED, AND SHE WAS IN HER 60S SHE MOVED TO THE ELTINGVILLE AREA WHERE SHE WORKED AT ARDEN HEIGHTS PHARMACY FOR OVER 15 YEARS.

VALERIE WAS AN ‘OLD MOVIE’ BUFF AND LOVED READING ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD STARS. SHE WAS THE CONSUMMATE SHOPPER AND LOVED HER WEEKEND YARD SALES, CHURCH HOLIDAY FAIRS AND SHOPPING FOR ANTIQUES. SHE ALSO LOVED TRIPS TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND LUNCH AT THE DINER WITH HER DAUGHTERS. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL, CARING AND LOVING MOTHER AND WAS ALWAYS THERE WHEN SHE WAS NEEDED. SHE WILL BE DEEPLY AND DEARLY MISSED.

Friends will be received Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Castleton Corners. A Mass of Christian Burial will occur Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:30 AM at St. Rita's Church, 281 Bradley Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314. Entombment will follow in Moravian Cemetery, 2205 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10306.

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