Ida Spinosa

May 19, 1943 - February 26, 2016

Ida Spinosa, 72 of Matawan, New Jersey died on Friday, February 26, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Born Wednesday, May 19, 1943 in Monopoli, Italy to the late Giuseppe and Anna Spinosa. Ida was a devout catholic, she attended mass regularly at St. Ambrose Church. She was a very strong woman with a love of God, a love of cooking, and a deep love of her family. Ida is survived by a large, loving family. Her children, Maria Pia Grande and her husband Joseph, Anna Rita Buttiglione, Giuseppe Buttiglione and his wife Margarita, and Francesca D'Anna and her husband Dimitri. She was also the mother of the late Salvatore Buttiglione and his wife Therese. She was the cherished grandmother of Anthony Joseph Grande, Richard Loreca III, Christopher Lee Loreca, Melissa Ann Woodward, Gia Andria Buttiglione, Angalie Elizbeta Buttiglione, Matthew Joseph Buttiglione, Lauren Marie O'Donnell, Alessia D'Anna, Corinne D'Anna, and Michael Buttiglione. Ida was the adored great grandmother of Victoria, Raphael, Sofia, Richard, Salvatore, Christopher Jr., and Krisoffer. She is also survived by her loving sisters Antonietta Fuime, and Giuseppina Pisani. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Friday, March 4, 2016, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 9 a.m.. Entombment will take place at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Keyport, NJ. At the family's request in lieu of flowers donations will be accepted to the Matthew Buttiglione Fund for Autism Therapy. Donation envelopes will be located at the Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.HegartyScaliaFuneralHome.com