Obituary of Mary Aveni

Mary Aveni, 104, of Lawrenceville died peacefully Monday at St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Unit at Morris Hall. Born in Tyrone, Pa; Mary was a resident of Lawrenceville since 1959. She was a retired seamstress having worked for Baxter Clothing for 20 years. Mary was a parishioner of St. James Church in Trenton for many years, she was a member of its Altar Rosary Society, the St. James Senior Citizen’s Club and a member of the San Calogero Society. Mary’s most joy though came from watching and caring for her grandchildren over the years. While a resident of Morris Hall she was known for wearing different hats and always trying to satisfy her sweet tooth by asking everyone for her favorite candy. Daughter of the late Peter and Carmela Di Donato Furfari, sister of the late, Rosaria Castagnolo, Jennie D’Amico, Frances Truscello, Dominic Furfari; and wife of the late, Vincent Aveni; Mary is survived by her daughter, Sandra Bossio and her husband Vincent; two grandchildren, Michael Bossio and his wife Tracy, and Michelle Zimmaro and her husband Robert; four great-grandchildren, Ava and Brynn Bossio and Robert and Vincent Zimmaro. Mary is also survived by several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Mary on Friday at 11 AM at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel at Morris Hall, 1 Bishops’ Drive, Lawrenceville. Entombment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum, Hamilton. Relatives and friends may call on Friday from 10 to 11 AM at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel. Memorial contributions made be made to the St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Unit at Morris Hall.