Mrs. Vendetti (nee Fallone), 81, of Long Branch and the Ironbound section of Newark, died Feb. 12, 2011, at her home in Long Branch. She worked for 24 years as a school aide at the Lafayette Street School in Newark before becoming a secretary at the Newark School of Fine Industrial Arts. Mrs. Vendetti retired in 1989. Along with her late husband, Carmen, she was an activist for property rights and eminent domain abuse, successfully contributing to saving her home and neighborhood in Long Branch through the Marine Terrace Ocean Terrace Seaview Avenue Alliance. Mrs. Vendetti was predeceased by her husband, Carmen, and two sons, Carmine and Ralph Vendetti. She is survived by a daughter, Lori Ann Vendetti; a daughter-in-law, Martha Vendetti; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the Ironbound section of Newark. Cremation was private. Memorial donations may be made to the Institute for Justice or to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. The Biondi Funeral Home of Nutley was in charge of arrangements.