SPANO
, Maria I. (nee:Doria) 81, of Bayonne and
Lanoka
Harbor, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday December 15th. Maria was the Owner/Operator with her husband Vito of
Spano's
Deli in Bayonne for many years. Maria was a beloved wife to the late Vito, loving mother to Dominick (Cheryl
Gebhardt
), and to Vito. Cherished grandmother to Rita, Danielle, Vito, Sofia, Sarah. A great grandmother to Emma. She was also predeceased by her parents Vito and Sofia (nee:
Sianopolia
)) Doria, her daughters Rosetta and Rita, and her grandson Dominick. Maria's family would like to thank all her loyal customers for their patronage at the Deli, and for everything people had done for her.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday December 18th, from 2:00 to 6:00pm at the
Migliaccio
Funeral Home, 851 Kennedy Blvd (at 33rd St.), Bayonne. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday December 19th at 10:45am at St. Henry's Church, Bayonne. Entombment to follow at Hollywood Memorial Park, Union. Family and friends are welcomed to the funeral home on Thursday beginning at 9:45am prior to mass. In lieu of flowers, donations in Maria's memory may be made to the Cooley's Anemia Foundation,330 Seventh Ave, Suite #220, New York, NY 10001. Envelopes provided at the funeral home