Maria Vitale, a longtime resident of the Bronx, died on June 11, 2026. She was 80.
Mrs. Vitale was born on November 26, 1945 in Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy to the late Gioacchino and Maria (Sassone) DeCicco. For many years she owned and operated Il Corredo on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.
She is survived by her husband Vincenzo Vitale; her daughters, Antoinette Zaino and her husband Joe, and Christina D’Urbano and her husband Anthony; her grandchildren, Michael, Vincent, Andrew, Jack, Victoria, Nicholas, Giovanni, and Marisa; her siblings, Italia Tammaro, Antonio DeCicco, Pasquale DeCicco and Pietro DeCicco; and many nieces and nephews. She is pre-deceased by her daughter, Rosaria Vitale; and her siblings, Raffaele DeCicco, Filomena Ritieni, and Mario DeCicco.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, June 17 at 10:45am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 627 East 187th Street, Bronx. Entombment will follow at Ferncliff Cemetery, 280 Secor Road, Hartsdale. In lieu of flowers the family would like contributions in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
May she rest in peace
She was a lovely lady. She will be missed.
I am so surprised to hear this news. This saddens me. My condolences to Vincenzo and her family. May she rest in peace. She will be greatly missed. Maria was a very kind and generous woman. She always thought about everyone. A great neighbor.
We are so sad to hear about the passing of Maria. We were not aware that this had happened though. I did stop by the church to pay my respects. Please accept our condolences from Jerome & Giovanna and the entire Gino Pastry family.
We are so very sorry for the loss of your mom. We all loved her very much, she will truly be missed!
With our sincere heartfelt condolences,
Carmela and Enzo Barile & Family❤️