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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Poughkeepsie resident Filomena "Phylis" Famighetti died Monday, May 16. She was 89.
While raising her family, Famighetti worked as a clerk for the New York Police Department in Manhattan.
Upon moving to Poughkeepsie, she became a parishioner of St. Mary's Church in Wappingers Falls.
Famighetti is survived by her son, Thomas Famighetti and his wife, Joyce DiBonaventura; her sisters, Mary Perillo and her husband, Gregory and Madeline "Babe" Ciani; her grandchildren, Rafael and Julia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Anthony J. Famighetti, she was predeceased by her son, Robert; her brother, Daniel Venditti; and her parents, Michele and Cristina Baratta Venditti.
A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, at St. Mary's Church, 11 Clinton St., Wappingers Falls.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hudson Valley Hospice, 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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