Obituary of Victoria C. Ribando

Victoria C. Ribando, 93, of Annadale, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2019, at Richmond Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Ribando (1962); loving mother of Robert Ribando and Barbara Gonzalez; cherished grandmother of Christine Gibson, Stephanie Magana, Melissa Hurtado, and Janeen Carr; devoted great-grandmother of faith, Mateo, Antonio, Michael, Mikaylaa, Daniel, and Mykolos; dear sister of George Haddad and Jean Reynolds. She was predeceased by five siblings and is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Ribando was born on Washington Avenue in New York, and raised there. After her wedding she relocated with her husband to Hicksville, NY, then to Brooklyn, before moving to Staten Island in 1985. In her younger years she worked as a model. Victoria loved to cook and clean. She would make big Sunday dinners and entertain her family. Some of her signature dishes were meatballs and macaroni, asparagus patties, pork chops and cabbage, and baked chicken with potatoes. Victoria loved ice cream, orange soda, "S" cookies and entennmen's crumb cake and hot tea. Memorial visitation at the Matthew Funeral Home and Cremations Services, Inc., 2508 Victory Boulevard, on Friday, from 9 to 10 am. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church, at 10:30 am. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in Long Island National Cemetery.