Obituary of Giovanna 'Ina" Caruso

Giovanna "Ina" Caterina (Venuto) Caruso, 90, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 in Lincoln Specialty Care Center, Vineland, NJ. Giovanna was born in Saponara in the Providence of Messina, Sicily on October 5, 1925, one of seven children. She came to the United States in 1960 with her husband and their two children. Giovanna was employed in Vineland for DeRossi & Son Clothing Company and then for Crown Clothing Company before her retirement in the late seventies. She loved traveling around the world, gardening and cooking. Giovanna was an extremely talented seamstress, who enjoyed making her own clothing. She especially loved her church, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by daughter & son-in-law, Josephine and Joseph Di Mento; son, Nicola Caruso; her brother, Antonino Venuto living in Australia; two granddaughters; Christina Rosa (Di Mento) and her husband Karl Daniel Ferus; and Sarina Caterina (Di Mento) and her husband Richard Patterson; great granddaughter, Juliana Mia Ferus; great grandson, Daniel Joseph Ferus; and numerous nieces and nephews living in the United States, Italy and Australia. She is predeceased by her husband, Antonino Caruso in 2001; her four brothers and sisters-in-law Carmen and Caroline Venuto; Peter and Helen Venuto, John and Grace Venuto; and Joseph and Jean Venuto and her sister from Italy, Maria Fazzio. A church visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 from 12 noon to 1:15pm followed by a Funeral Mass at 1:30pm at Christ The Good Shepherd Parish - Church Of Sacred Heart, 1010 East Landis Avenue, Vineland. Entombment will follow in Sacred Heart Mausoleum, Vineland. ARRANGEMENTS are under the supervision of Rone Funeral Service, 1110 East Chestnut Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360 To send online condolences please visit our website at www.RONEFUNERALSERVICE.com