Josephine C. Zito

ZITO – Josephine C. (nee Bavaro), 98, of Paterson passed away on July 28, 2016. Born in Ramsey, New Jersey, Mrs. Zito was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She resided in Paterson for the past 80 years. She had been employed as a teacher's aide at St. George's R.C. Church Grammar School in Paterson for many years. Mrs. Zito was a faithful parishioner of St. George R.C. Church in Paterson, where she was a member of the Rosary Society and the Leisure Club. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent A. Zito in 1990; her son Kenneth M. Zito in 1995; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her children: Vincent J. Zito and his partner Gail Brown of Paterson; Rosemary Zito and her husband John E. Morrow of Jersey City; and Richard J. Zito and his wife Lynn of Martinez, CA; and two grandchildren Tina and Alek Zito. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 1, 2016, at 9:15 am from Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Ave., Clifton and 10:00am at St. George Church, Michigan Ave., Paterson. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery in Paterson. Visiting will be held Sunday from 1-5 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Passaic Valley Hospice, 783 Riverview Dr. #2, Totowa, New Jersey 07512.