Obituary
Phyllis J. Favata, 80, died April 20 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a Lawrenceville resident for 58 years.
She was co-owner of Bell Fuel Co. of Lawrenceville for 30 years before retiring in 1980.
She was a member of the Million Dollar Babes Investment Club and past treasurer and member of the Lady Luck Investment Club for 30 years.
Daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Vitella Pinto, wife of the late Samuel M. and sister of the late Dolly Bongorini, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Louis J. and Carrie Favata of Trenton; two daughters and son-in-law, Eleanor and Michael Curcio and Phyllis Grace Favata, all of Lawrenceville; two brothers, John Pinto of Belrose, N.Y., and James Pinto of Franklin Park; and a companion, Joseph Maiorino of Robbinsville.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church.
Burial was in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Hamilton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, N.J. 08053 or St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648.