Rita V. Matarazzo

(nee Miari) On January 6, 2023 of Washington Twp. Age 86. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas. Devoted mother of Grace Porter (Ken) and Nicholas Matarazzo (Lisa). Loving grandmother of Canaima, Lea, Nicholas, Anthony, and Rocco. Proud great-grandmother of William and Gracie. Dear sister of Marie Brice. Loved by nieces and nephews.

Rita Vera Matarazzo (nee Miari) was born July 28, 1936 in South Philadelphia. She grew up with her loving younger sister, Marie, and her parents, Grace and Max. Rita attended Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School, graduating in 1954. She then graduated from Pierce Business School in 1955.

She married Nick Matarazzo in 1959. Rita and Nick shared 41 years together raising two wonderful children. Rita loved decorating, arts and crafts, baking, cooking, gardening, The Golden Girls, music, dancing, shopping, and most of all spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Rita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother (“Big Nonni”). She was fiercely caring, dramatic, and just the right amount of spiteful. She was incredibly strong, a fireball, and a force to be reckoned with. Rita was an inspiration, teacher, and friend to all who were lucky enough to cross her path. Rita, the queen, leaves behind an incomparable and legendary legacy filled with laughter, light, and most of all, love.

No words will ever be enough – thank you for everything we know! We love you!

Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing Wednesday 8:30 – 10:30 AM at the Egizi Funeral Home, 119 Ganttown Rd., Washington Twp. Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM at SS. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church, 352 Ganttown Rd., Turnersville, NJ 08012. Interment New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita’s memory may be made to SS. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church at the above address.

“A Life Well Lived Is Worth Remembering”