Obituary of Donna R. Cutugno

Donna Cutugno, age 69, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Charles for 43 years; loving mother of Damien Cutugno (Lisa), Natalie De Vito (Michael), Devin Cutugno and Trina Rose; devoted grandmother of Miya, Aliya and Connor; dear great grandmother of Jonah; cherished sister of Linda Bruno and Lori Gallicchio and the late Lisa Sims; loving sister-in-law of John Bruno and Richard Sims. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Donna was a pillar of the Staten Island Community. Donna was a former ACA Manager for the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. She was the founder of the Friends of Jennifer for Missing Children. Donna was a well-known advocate for disabled children. She led the way with creating Jennifer's Playground, the first fully accessible park in Staten Island. Donna was the former president of Staten Island Fleet Week for decades and was also involved in coordinating the Harmony Day Picnic. Donna will be dearly missed as a local crochet artisan. Funeral from the Matthew Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 2508 Victory Blvd. A visitation will be held in the funeral home on Friday, 7/25/2025 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM and Saturday, 7/26/2025 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. A Blessing will take place at 4:00 PM. Flowers are greatly appreciated but the two organizations that were near and dear to Donna's heart are The Tunnel to Towers Foundation and ADAPT Community Network, formerly United Cerebral Palsy.