Born March 4, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Max Bernstein and Laura Gorman Bernstein. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She and her family spent summers in Milford, where she met her husband. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt, sister and friend. She was an excellent cook. She prepared countless meals for her friends and family to share together, and she taught all of her children to enjoy cooking. She loved music, movies, watching sports, especially the New York Yankees, and spending time at the ocean. She was an avid reader who continued to enjoy books in her later years by listening to audio books made available through the Connecticut State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy. She graduated from Milford High School and worked for many years as a legal secretary for Bridgeport area law firms.
She is survived by a daughter, Laurie Coscia Quatrella and her husband, David Quatrella, of Trumbull; two sons, Nicholas F. Coscia of Cardiff, California, and Daniel Coscia of Sherman Oaks, California; four grandchildren, Daniel and Allie Quatrella and Francis and Daniel Coscia; as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Albert and Mel Bernstein.
A memorial mass celebrating her life will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Catherine of Siena Church, 200 Shelton Road, Trumbull. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Connecticut State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 198 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
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