Maria Cusmano

Maria Militello Cusmano, 84, of Tarpon Springs, Florida passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025. Maria was born in Alessandria della Rocca, Sicily, Italy on August 11, 1941 to parents Emanuele and Giovanna Militello. At age 16, she married Giuseppe Cusmano, also from Alessandria, and immigrated to the United States where she worked and raised a family first in Hackensack and Garfield, N.J. and then retiring to Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Maria enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, gardening, sewing and dancing. She was well known for her delicious meals and her Polka dance moves.

Maria is survived by her children Salvatore (Jane) Cusmano, Giovanni (Diane) Cusmano, Giuseppina (Mike) Beckett, sister Angela (Giuseppe) Piazza; her grandchildren Giovanni, Alexandrea, Justin, Michael and Matthew as well as great grandchildren Laila, Oliver, Elyssa, and Christine, and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her husband, Giuseppe Cusmano, her parents Emanuele and Giovanna Militello, and her sister and brother in law, Alfonsa and Ignazio Sedita, all of whom she was looking forward to reuniting with in heaven.