Elisa J. Vitale, age 83, a long time resident of Pembroke Pines, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, July 7, 2018. She was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Alfred and Angelina Vitale. Her family will miss her dearly but are grateful for the years they spend together. She is survived by her dear children, Sal Baldanza, Marielise Vogler and Jamie Alfred (Kathy) Baldanza; brother, Joseph Vitale; and her pride and joy, her grandchildren, Jamie, Jr, Bryan, Christina, Nicholas and Taelor; great-grandchildren, Samantha, Haylee, Abree, Ellie and Aurora. Visitation will be Thursday, July 12, starting at 10:00 AM with a Tribute of a Lifetime Service at 11:00 AM, with a reception following until 12:30 PM at Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care, University Drive Chapel. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn South Cemetery.
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LORRAINE AND JOE VITALE (STERLING, VA)
July 9, 2018, 12:00 am
Dear Elisa: Our loving sister, we hope you have a peaceful journey to our Lord. May Heavens gates open wide for you and greet you with love. Say Hi to the family and we shall all meet again in Heaven. Love ya bunches, Lorraine and Joe Vitale.
Josephine Corriveau (Pembroke Pines, FL)
July 9, 2018, 12:00 am
Lisa, you will definitely be remembered by many of us. I have many many happy memories of us with our dear Kathy, Don, & Carolyn. I can only imagine them ready to welcome you to your next home. One of my favorite memories is at one of our New Year’s Eve parties at Church, while cleaning up. One of us would pick up an empty, or so we thought, champagne bottle, yelling out, I found 3 more inches!!!!! You will be missed by all of us. My thanks & prayers, to your beautiful children on their excellent care for you.
Father John Hanley, OMI (Tewksbury, MA)
July 9, 2018, 12:00 am
To Elisa’s family – I treasured Elisa’s friendship and support during my term as Pastor of St. Stephen Parish. She was always there for anything we needed. I pray for the blessed repose of her soul. Father John, OMI
John Venezia (Pembroke Pines)
July 10, 2018, 12:00 am
I remember Lisa as a fine lector at Holy Mass and who also made the best tasting homemade meatballs for our Italian Nights. May your soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.