Maria Gagliardi D’Ambrosio
Maria Gagliardi D’Ambrosio, 88, of Pennington, died May 7 at Tandem Health Care of Lawrenceville.
Born in Italy, she resided in the Trenton area for 53 years before moving to Pennington to live with her daughter.
Mrs. D’Ambrosio retired in 1987 after 19 years with Donuts Galore, Ewing Township. She was a member of the Pennington Senior Citizens’ Club, Pennington.
Daughter of the late Nicola and Elisabette Gagliardi, wife of the late Joseph D’Ambrosio, sister of the late Domenico, Tommaso, Falco and Michele Gagliardi and Domenica DeStefano, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Gary Adams of Pennington, with whom she resided; a son and daughter-in-law, Adelina and Giuseppe Santini of Italy; a sister-in-law, Antoinette Falcone of Ardmore, Pa.; four grandchildren, Nicole Adams, Theresa, Marina and Nicholas D’Ambrosio; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held May 10 at 7:45 a.m. at the Brenna Funeral Home, 340 Hamilton Ave., Trenton. Calling hours will be Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saint James Church, 29 E. Paul Ave., Trenton.
Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton.
Philip John Sturiale
Philip John Sturiale, 72, of Monmouth Beach, died May 7 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Colts Neck before coming to Monmouth Beach in 1982.
An electrical engineer at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel for 37 years, he retired in 1989.
He was a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church of Precious Blood, Monmouth Beach.
Predeceased by a daughter Rosanna Cositore in 1995, he is survived by his wife, Antonina Buffa Sturiale; a son, Salvatore J. Sturiale of Monmouth Junction; a daughter and son-in-law, Francesca A. and Thomas A. Bartlett of Titusville; and two grandchildren, Matthew and Brittany Bartlett.
Calling hours will be today (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Damiano Funeral Home, Third and Franklin Avenues, Long Branch.
Mass at the Church of Precious Blood will be held Saturday (May 10) at a time to be announced.
Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., CW6, Long Branch, 07740.

