Concetta Casatelli, a longtime resident of the Bronx, died on December 5, 2024. She was 96.
Mrs. Casatelli was born on June 17, 1928 in Formia, Italy to the late Giuseppe and Rosa (Rossa) DiMaio. She worked for Nick’s Hero on Morris Park from 1969 to 2000.
She is survived by her children, Joseph Casatelli, Mario Casatelli, Ada and Louis Marini, Francesca and Andy Ventilato, and Connie Casatelli; her grandchildren, Gina and Thomas Giampa, Frank Casatelli, Anthony Priamo, Cristina and Amy Priamo. Mario Casatelli, Jr., Chazz Casatelli, and Gionna Casatelli; her great grandchildren, Nikki and Brett Nelson, Isabella Casatelli and Gino Argiro, Christopher Casatelli, Thomas Giampa, Joseph Giampa, and Luke Priamo; and her nephew Bruno and Linda Casatelli. She is pre-deceased by her husband Crescenzo Casatelli and her grandson, Christopher Casatelli.
Visiting will be Friday from 4-8pm at Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home, 726 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday at 10am at St. Dominic’s Church, 1739 Unionport Road, Bronx. Interment will follow at St. Raymond’s Cemetery, 2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations in her memory be made to Operation Smile , St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , or the Brielle Grace Breast Cancer Foundation
