Obituary of Gloria Carol Santa

Gloria C. Santa (nee Panico), 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 9, 2022 at the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.

Born and raised in Newark, NJ, Gloria had lived in Spring Lake, NJ for the past seven years and previously in Parsippany, NJ for 57 years.

She had been married to the late Enrico P. Santa for 60 years before his passing in 2009.

Mrs. Santa retired from the Township of Parsippany Public Works Department with over 30 years of service.

Surviving are her son, Harry Santa and his wife Patti of Belvidere, NJ; three grandchildren, Peter Santa and his wife Ilana of Millstone, NJ, Margaret Dean and her husband Elliott of Gaithersburg, MD, and Lauren Santa and her husband Goran Spanovic in the country of Serbia; two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Ava.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:30 AM Monday, March 14, 2022 at St. Patrick R.C. Church, 327 Greenwich St., Belvidere, NJ. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ.

Online condolences may be sent to www.MacFaddenFuneralHome.com

Arrangements are under the direction of MacFadden Funeral Home, Belvidere, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are requested to be made in  her memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or a charity of one’s choice.