Grace Martino

Grace Diane Martino (nee Moscaritola), 85 of Lexington, Kentucky passed away peacefully at her home with her son by her side on August 18, 2015.

The visitation will be held at Galante Funeral Home, 54 Roseland Ave. Caldwell, NJ on Friday August 21, 2015 from 4-8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church, 243 Abington Ave. Newark, NJ on Saturday August 22 at 10 AM. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover.

Grace was born in Newark on February 12, 1930 to Giuseppina and Vincenzo Moscaritola and lived in New Jersey, Indiana, Texas, Florida and Kentucky.

Grace was married to her beloved late husband Ralph Martino for 59 years until he passed away in 2011. She is the devoted mother of Maria Conlon of Tampa, FL and Ralph Martino of Versailles, KY. Grace is also the loving sister of Basil Moscaritola, the late Theresa Spadone, Raffaela Monterosa, Antoinette D'Adamo, Maria Ruggiero, Esther A. Giordano, Angelo, Michael and Vincent Moscaritola. Grace was also the cherished grandmother of Christopher and Michael Conlon.

During Grace's life she and her husband Ralph travelled extensively and spent many happy times with their family and friends on their boat in Tampa. Important to Grace and Ralph were also their many years as significant benefactors of St. Jude's Children's Hospital.