Mr. Pedulla, 83, a 50-year resident of Howell, died July 19, 2009, at home. She worked as an investigator for the Monmouth County Division of Social Services, retiring in 1998. Mrs. Pedulla was a parishioner of St. Veronica Roman Catholic Church, Howell. She was a Red Hatter and a member of the Howell Senior Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Vincent J. Pedulla, in1971, and a son, James, in 2007. Mrs. Pedulla is survived by two sons, Richard Pedulla and his wife, Sharon, of Howell, and Vincent J. Pedulla Jr. of Howell; two daughters, Donna Wendel and her husband, Bud, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Linda Handerhan and her husband, Tom, of Howell; a daughter-in-law, Maureen Pedulla of Toms River; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Veronica Catholic Church, followed by interment in St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood. Arrangements were by Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township.

