Zita Casci

April 26, 1927 - June 15, 2019

Zita Casci, known by many as 'Nonna', 92 of Matawan, New Jersey passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. Born on April 26, 1927, she was one of 10 children of the late Isolo and Paolina Triglia. Zita was born in Gombitelli, Italy, which is a small village in Tuscany. After WWII, she married Gustavo, and the two started their family. Gustavo immigrated to the United States first. In 1956, Zita and her son Mauro joined him. They lived in Greenwich Village, NYC, where their daughter Carla was born. Zita worked as a seamstress for men's clothing in the garment district in NYC until she retired. The family lived there until 1973, when they achieved their American dream and bought a house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, later moving to Cheesequake Village in Matawan in 1994. One thing that remained a constant in Zita's life was the love of her family. She loved sewing for them, making clothing, and knitting blankets, among other things. She wasn't just known as Nonna to her grandchildren, but she became the neighborhood Nonna, as she loved cooking for all. From pizza, to summertime zeppoli, to Christmas cookies, she always cooked enough for everyone to enjoy. Up until her final days, she was frying chicken cutlets and minestrone soup for her family to enjoy. Nonna will be missed by all those that were blessed to have had her in their lives. Zita was predeceased by her loving husband of 46 years, Gustavo, who passed away in 1995, by her beloved infant son, Carlo, and by her caring siblings, Camillo, Francesco, Nello, Dora, Eni, and Virginia. Zita is survived by her loving children, Mauro Casci and his wife Sandra, and Carla Principato and her husband Stephen, by her cherished grandchildren, Nicholas Casci, Christina Casci, Lauren Principato, Gregory Principato and his wife Alissa, and Natalie Principato, and by her caring sisters, Maria Sandrelli, and Gina Lucchesi. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday at St. Ambrose Church located at 81 Throckmorton Ln Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857. Entombment will be in St. Gabriel's Cemetery, Marlboro, NJ. The family will receive friends from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM on Monday, June 17, 2019, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.HegartyScaliaFuneralHome.com