Antoinette M. Federici, 93, a resident of Rye Brook, died recently of natural causes.
She was born on Feb. 9, 1927 in Port Chester, NY to the late Nicola and Victoria (Masi) Federici.
Ms. Federici was raised and educated in Port Chester. Graduating from Port Chester High School in 1945, she went on to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City.
She worked as a computer management assistant with the New York Telephone Company (which later became Nynex and then Verizon) in White Plains, NY for 45 years.
Ms. Federici was a lifelong parishioner of Corpus Christi Church and a member of her beloved rosary prayer group.
She had also been a member of the Rye Brook Seniors, the local 2871 Chapter of the AARP and a past president of the Westmore Twigs of United Hospital.
To her friends she was known as “Ann”, but to her family she was “Auntie.” As Auntie, she was a beloved babysitter to her nieces and nephews, taking them on many trips and excursions which they fondly remember. Later in her life she was a devoted caregiver and overseer for her special needs cousin and took care of her ailing mother during the final years of her mother’s life.
She is survived by her devoted brother, Dr. Vito Bill Federici and wife Betty of Greenwich, CT and their son Nicholas Federici; sister Gloria Messina of Brewster, NY; nieces Angela Stevens of Riverside, CT, Vicki Messina of Cross River, NY, JoAnn Messina of Greenwich, CT, Louise DiRusso of Patterson, NY and nephew Joseph Messina of Birmingham, Alabama; as well as great nieces and nephews Becca Nell, Jonna Mosoff, Christofer DiRusso, Connor DiRusso and Cole Messina.
She was predeceased by her sister Marie Messina in 2015.
Entombment was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Rye Brook in a service attended by family. A memorial mass will be held at a future date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to: The American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515 Northampton, MA 01061 (1-888-622-8527, macular.org/how-donate)
