Obituary: Norina Martillotto Longo, 86

Norina Martillotto Longo, 86, of Lawrence Township, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 4, surrounded by her family.

Born in Calabria, Italy, she was a resident of Lawrence for the past 56 years. For many years she was a seamstress at Doryann Sportswear in Trenton, retiring in 1985.

Daughter of the late Raphael and Settimina Muto Martillotto and wife of the late Angelo Longo, and sister of the late Florinda Ziccarelli and Nicola Martillotto, she is survived by her children, Ada Longo, Angelo Longo and his wife Helen, Joseph Longo and his wife Laura, and Nick Longo and his wife Lisa; her grandchildren, Joseph Longo and his wife Donna, Christopher Longo, and Norine and Nicholas Longo; her great-grandchildren, Cara, Jordan, Kylee, Aaron and Chase Longo; her sisters, Yolanda Cupelli and Rosetta DeFranze and her husband Nino; her brother, Gaetano Martillotto and his wife Maria; a sister-in-law, Maria Martillotto; a brother-in-law, Giocondo Ziccarelli; and many nieces and nephews in Argentina.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Rd., Lawrence Township. Entombment will follow in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Hamilton.

Friends and relatives may call on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of Mass in the daily chapel at the church.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Robbinsville, N.J. 08691 www.heart.org or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, N.J. 07834 www.alz.org.