Obituary of Concetta A. Howell

CONCETTA ANTOINETTE (DeMARCO) GREGORIO-HOWELL, AGE 80, OF WEST BERLIN PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME WITH HER LOVING FAMILY BY HER SIDE ON TUESDAY JUNE 14, 2011. CONNIE IS PREDECEASED BY PARENTS CARMELLA LaLENA-DeMARCO, AND ALEXANDER DeMARCO, SISTER BELLA STEPHAN, GRANDSON FRANK GREGORIO, NIECE CARMELLA GRAUL, GREAT NIECE KIMBERLY GRAUL, HUSBANDS BENEDETTO GREGORIO AND THOMAS HOWELL. CONNIE IS SURVIVED BY HER BELOVED CHILDREN: ANN MARIE MAZZA (BOB), PHYLLIS WAMBOLT (MIKE), FRANK GREGORIO (LORNA), SANDRA GREGORIO, BUTCH GREGORIO (CAROL), THOMAS HOWELL (TOMMY), GARY HOWELL (BARBARA), BARBARA SAPELLO (DALE), TRISH FORREST (GARY), FORMER DAUGHTER IN LAW SUSAN HOWELL AND FORMER SON IN LAW ED MORROW. CONNIE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY (16) BELOVED GRANDCHILDREN, (18) BELOVED GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, BELOVED NIECES, NEPHEW AND MOST SPECIAL COUSIN RUSSELL RUGGERIO AND NUMEROUS FRIENDS. CONNIE WAS A LIFE-LONG AREA RESIDENT (BLUE ANCHOR-HAMMONTON-WATERFORD-BERLIN). SHE WAS WELL KNOWN AS A GREAT COOK (HAM PIES, CHEESE CAKES, SFINGES, CHRISTMAS COOKIES, MEATBALLS AND SPAGHETTI SAUCE, SALAD) WHO LOVED TO COOK FOR HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. SHE WAS AN AVID READER AND LOVED TV (HOUSE-BONES-CSI-IDOL-TMZ-FACTS OF LIFE-SOAP-COUNTRY MUSIC VIDEOS). SHE WAS A HUGE COUNTRY MUSIC FAN WHO GOT TO MEET HER FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST, BRAD PAISLEY. CONNIE ALSO LOVED PLAYING BINGO WITH HER FRIENDS AT TAUNTON RUN VILLAGE. SERVICES FOR CONNIE WILL BE PRIVATE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY IS REQUESTING THAT DONATIONS BE MADE IN HER HONOR TO: AMERICAN HOSPICE FOUNDATION 226 HADDONFIELD ROAD, FLOOR 2 CHERRY HILL, NJ. 08002 THE FAMILY WISHES TO ESPECIALLY THANK DIANNE, JUDY, ANA AND MIKI FROM AMERICAN HOSPICE WHO HELPED TAKE SUCH SPECIAL CARE OF OUR PRECIOUS MOTHER.