Obituary of Patricia A. Della Rocca

Patricia A Della Rocca of Westerleigh passed away peacefully on February 13, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent J (2010), loving mother of Vincent S. Della Rocca and his wife, Tara, beloved grandmother of Gianna Rose, Vincent Louis and Jada Lynn. Patricia was born on Staten Island in Mariners Harbor on May 17, 1939. She went to Port Richmond high school. She married in 1962 and settled in Westerleigh, where she built her dream home, which she lived in for the rest of her life. She started her working career at the Kings Arm diner on Forest Avenue. Not long after working there her and her husband started their own business called De Del Deli in Oakwood, which they own for many years. She then worked at the bursar office at the College of Staten Island until she retired in 2007. She enjoyed the rest of her life with her three beautiful grandkids, the family dog, Charlie. She enjoyed shopping, cooking for her family, baking, and playing solitaire on the iPad and taking trips to Atlantic City. She loved watching Judge Judy, Murder She Wrote, and the Hallmark Channel Mysteries. Funeral from the Matthew Funeral Home, Inc., on Wednesday, 2/21, departing at 10:15 am. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church at 11:00 am. Interment to follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Family and friends may visit on Tuesday, 2/20, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm.