Mrs. Palumbo, 71, of Manalapan, died March 8 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Born in Elizabeth, she had lived in Millstone and Old Bridge before moving to Manalapan six years ago. Prior to retiring, she was an office worker for many years for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, New Brunswick. She was also a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, Old Bridge. Mrs. Palumbo was predeceased in 1988 by her husband, Ralph. Surviving are a son, Ralph Palumbo III of Manalapan; a daughter, Shiela Urbati of Saucier, Miss.; a brother, Stephen Woytow of East Windsor; three sisters, Stella Slocum of Edison, Lillian Wade of Jeffersonville, N.Y., and Violet Bittle of Millstone; two grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, Old Bridge, followed by a funeral Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, Old Bridge. Cremation was private.