Maria Santorella Obituary

Maria Francesca Santorella, 90, of Norwalk, passed away on November 9, 2025 at her home in Norwalk surrounded by her loving family. Born in Alanno, Italy, the daughter of the late Giacomo and Gemma (DiTommaso) DiCamillo, she was also predeceased by her husband Vincent P. Santorella and her brother Santino DiCamillo.

She immigrated to the United States in 1954, and married her husband Vinny on September 27th 1958.

She worked as a seamstress her whole life, then as a cook at Pepperidge Farm for 15 years and retired to help take care of her grandchildren, her greatest joy in life.

She enjoyed gardening, planting all her flowers and vegetables in the spring, cooking for all her friends and family, canning tomatoes in the summer and volunteering at St. Ann's Italian Club where she made pizza fritta for the whole city!

She is survived by her son Vincent P. Santorella Jr., and his wife Donna, two loving grandchildren, Melissa DePalma and her husband Joseph DePalma, Vincent Santorella III, two cherished great-grandchildren Lilliana and Joseph Jr "JJ" DePalma, as well as her brother John DiCamillo, sisters, Nicoletta Cuscuna and Angelina DiNino, and many nieces and nephews.

Her family will receive friends on Thursday, November 13th from 4-8PM at the Magner Funeral Home, 12 Mott Avenue, Norwalk. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM on Friday, November 14th at Assumption Church, 98 Riverside Ave., Westport, with burial to follow at St. John Cemetery, Norwalk.

In lieu of flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. (ALZ.org (https://alz.org)).