Enza (DiGiovanni) Portelli, 66, of Clifton, passed away on December 20, 2016. Born in Latina Scalo, Italy, she came to the US in 1952 and lived in Passaic before moving to Clifton.
A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic, Enza worked for Ward's Pharmacy in Bloomingdale for 30 years, and later was a receptionist for Kerry in Clark for several years. Enza's greatest joy was being a wife, mother and grandma.
Beloved wife for 45 years of Emanuele. Devoted mother of Adriana Becker and her husband Mark of Nutley, and Stefania Portelli of Clifton. Loving grandmother of Antonia. Dear sister of Leonora Barca and her husband Mario of Clifton, and Anthony DiGiovanni and his wife Kathy of Little Falls. Loving aunt of Daniela DeStefano, her husband RJ and their children Julia and Jonluca, Silvana Stolz, her husband Jimmy and their children Isabella and Ava, and Anthony and Nicholas DiGiovanni.
Funeral Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, 8:45 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, and 10 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Passaic. Entombment, Calvary Cemetery, Paterson. Visiting Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, 4-8 PM at the funeral home.