Antonietta Santoru

Antonietta “Nonna” Santoru of Warwick (and formerly of Edmeston, N.Y.) passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at St. Anthony Community Hospital. She was 95 years old.
She was born in New York City to parents Francesco and Margherita (Cabras) Congiu on Sept. 1, 1923.
She was married to Mario Santoru, who predeceased her in 2001.
Antonietta is survived by her sons Joseph and his wife Barbara of Warwick and Francesco and his wife Donna of Toms River, N.J.; grandchildren: Joseph (Jennifer), Andrew, Allyssa, Hannah, Francesco and Lauren; great-grandchildren: Isabella, Julian and Rosalie; brothers: Pirri Congiu of Italy and Mario Congiu of Florida; sister Giovanna Nash of Flanders, N.J.; and her cats: Uncle Ralph, Theo and Louie.
She was predeceased by her parents, husband and brother Lorenzo.
The family will receive friends on Monday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, with a funeral service at 1 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 50 South St., Warwick.
Interment will follow the service in Warwick Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Warwick Valley Humane Society, P.O. Box 61, Warwick, NY 10990, in support of a cause Antonietta held dear to her heart.
Arrangements were made by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home. To send an online condolence, visit www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.