CENTONZO, GLORIA N.

CENTONZO, GLORIA N. Gloria N. Centonzo (nee Azzari) 99, entered eternal life Thursday, March 14, 2024. Formerly of Swedesboro, Gloria was born in Camden. Residing in Swedesboro for most of her life, until after her husband Anthony's death, she moved in with her daughter and son-in-law in Haddonfield and then Wildwood Crest, enjoying and meeting friends at the Wildwood Senior Center and Active Day Care. Gloria was a woman for all seasons. She was so talented and excelled at everything she pursued. She was a wonderful homemaker and loved to cook and bake – she was excellent at both. She had a beautiful voice like her mother Rosina, sisters Lydia and Caroline and loved singing in St Joseph's choir. She would gift and spend time making vestments for many priests and altar linens for her church. She had the patience to sew and she became the best dressmaker/tailor/fit expert, making alterations and she made beautiful hats. She also made and designed Bridal gowns, heirloom Christening gowns all while taking great care of her husband, four children & her beautiful mother Rosina for 23 years! There was not anything she could not do and she did it with grace and perfection. A remarkable, hardworking, loving, faithful life well lived – never to be forgotten and always remembered. Gloria was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, a member of St. Joseph's Choir. She was a strong woman, strong in her faith, strong with her family and strong with her values. Gloria was the wife of the late Anthony Centonzo and is survived by her children, Angela (Stephen) DiMuzio, Grace (Todd) Parker, Domenic Centonzo (Theresa Murphy Cook) and John (the late Karen) Centonzo. Her grandchildren, Stephen, Stephanie (Robert) Vitiello, Allen (Valerie) Centonzo, and Domenic Centonzo. Her great-grandchildren, Ava and Evan Centonzo and brother in law, Benjamin Cueto. She was predeceased by her siblings, Alessio Azzari (Eleanor Azzari Barton), Edavide Azzari (Silvia), Angelina Azzari Casella (Sam II), Lydia Azzari Cucinotta (Domenic) and Caroline Azzari Cueto. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 11 AM on Monday, April 1, 2024 at St. Joseph's Church, 140 Broad St. Swedesboro, NJ. Friends can visit with the family at the church on Monday April 1st from 9:30 AM to 11 AM. The Mass will be livestreamed on April 1st from 10:55am at stclarenj.org, follow livestream Swedesboro campus. Inurnment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Woolwich Twp. NJ. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to the Dementia Society at www.dementiasociety.org/memorials would be appreciated. The Cheega Funeral Home, Swedesboro is in charge of arrangements.