Maria Vacante

Newburgh

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Maria Vacante, 81 of Newburgh, entered into rest on August 13, 2019. The daughter of the late Giuseppe and Angelina (Monteleone) Parrino, she was born January 4, 1938 in Santo Stefano Quisquina.
Maria was an active member of Sacred Heart Church in Newburgh. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, knitting, crocheting, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren, children, sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews.
Maria is survived by her sons, Francis Vacante and wife Maria of Newburgh and Joseph Vacante and wife Elizabeth of Modena; her siblings, Sara Puzzillo, John Parrino and wife Margaret, and Angelina Citta, all of Newburgh; grandchildren, Gabriella, Adriana, and Giovanni Vacante; and many nieces and nephews. Maria was predeceased by her husband Giuseppe Vacante, her brothers Carmelo and Giuseppe Parrino, and sisters Vincenza Lauria and Rosina Lazzara.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, August 20 at Sacred Heart Church, Newburgh, with burial following in Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor.