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Irene Dametta, 78, Of Yonkers

YONKERS, N.Y. – Irene Dametta, of Yonkers, died Oct. 29. She was 78.

Irene Dametta

Irene Dametta

Born May 16, 1934, in Salerno, Italy, she was the daughter of Gaetano and Alfonsina Romanelli Orlotti.

Her family described her as a "fantastic cook."

She is survived by her husband, Felice Dametta; six children, Aniello (Rosario) Dametta, Joseph (Kathleen) Dametta, Anthony (Shannon) Dametta, Maria (Robert) Ross, Virginia (Nick) DiMarino and Irene (Fred) Laino; nine siblings; 13 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday St. Ann's Church in Yonkers. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson. 

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