Rita Mantineo Obituary
She held various roles throughout her life including volunteering in the Civil Air Patrol and working for General Electric in downtown Newark before earning her GED.
She also worked in the food department at the East Orange VA Medical Center for almost 15 years.
After she retired, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends as well as gardening and birdwatching.
Rita will be dearly missed by her loved ones.
Rita was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Mantineo; her brothers, Salvatore and James Mazza; and her sisters, Madeline Russo and Theresa Longo.
She is survived by her daughter, RoseMary Mantineo; her granddaughter, Christina Parker-Flynn and her husband James Parker-Flynn; her granddaughter LisaMarie Gaeta; her great grandchildren, Marlowe and Elvin Parker-Flynn; and her sister Anne Masino.
Visitation will be held Saturday, June 4 from 9 to 10:30 am followed by a prayer service at Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold, NJ. Burial will follow at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, 299 Freehold-Englishtown Road, Freehold, NJ.
The family invites you to leave a letter of condolence at the funeral home obituary at www.higginsmemorialhome.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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James Mazza (Jimmy)
June 3, 2022
My Sincere condolences to Rosemary Mantineo and all family and friends of my Aunt Rita Mantineo. Growing up my Aunt was a regular visitor at my house and at family events and holidays. she was a strong and caring person taking in stray cats to give them a home or finding them a home. she also had a great work ethic working for many years at VA Hospital. She has lived a very long life, longer then any other member from our family and I'm sad that she has passed on, but believe she is now at rest in peace with our Lord and with other passed family members.
Love Cousin Jimmy
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