NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Vittoria Bretti, a longtime resident and former New Rochelle chef, died on Oct. 31. She was 77.
She was born in Francavilla Antigola, Italy on Feb. 17, 1934 to the late Peter and Anna Rosa Grillo. In 1954, she moved to the United States and worked for many years as a chef at St. Joseph's Rectory. Bretti married her husband Vittorio on Nov. 11, 1956.
She is survived by her husband, her daughters Maria Rena with husband Virgil Rena and Linda Barry with her husband Dr. Dennis Barry, her son Frank Bretti with his wife Tricia Bretti, her sisters Maria and Catherine, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours are Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Lloyd Maxcy & Sons Beauchamp Chapel in New Rochelle. A funeral mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church in New Rochelle with entombment to follow at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Transplant Foundation Inc., 701 SW 27th Avenue, Miami, Fla. 33135.
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