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Catherine DeVivo
Catherine Bianca Curatolo DeVivo of Westhampton died November 15, 2019, at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 97.
Born January 25, 1922, in Manhattan, she was the daughter of the late Benedict and Rosalia Anello Curatolo. She married Vincent N. DeVivo on January 26, 1946, in Brooklyn, and they resided for many years in Baldwin.
Ms. DeVivo enjoyed her involvement in the Baldwin Garden Club & Homemakers Association. She and her husband were always involved in the neighborhood progressive dinners at holiday time. They also enjoyed the Sunday brunches shared with their friends and neighbors.
Survivors said that, above all, her love was her family, time spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Benedict DeVivo and Veronica Canalizo DeVivo of Florida, Philip DeVivo and Karen Rivera DeVivo of Florida, MaryRose DeVivo Carroll and James Carroll of Whitesboro, and Christopher DeVivo and Caryn Farash DeVivo of Speonk; 10 grandchildren, Derek DeVivo, Matthew DeVivo and wife Amy McKendrick DeVivo, Kaleena DeVivo Greenberg and husband Michael Greenberg, Kyle DeVivo and wife Meghan Brennan DeVivo, Kristina Carroll, Kathleen Carroll Kunkel, Colleen Carroll Mastin and husband Richard Mastin, Bryan DeVivo, Kevin DeVivo Liotta-DeVivo and husband Brian Liotta-DeVivo, and Jamie DeVivo.
She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren, Peyton DeVivo, Presley DeVivo, Liam DeVivo, Ella DeVivo, Logan Greenberg, Ziva Greenberg, Weston DeVivo, Jack Kunkel, Ryan Kunkel, Benjamin Mastin, and Samantha Mastin; a brother, Benedict Curatolo of Queens; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her Husband, Vincent DeVivo; siblings, Anthony Curatolo, Viola Curatolo Vivona, Joseph Curatolo; and her infant daughter, RoseMary DeVivo.
A funeral took place on November 20 at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center Moriches. Interment was at Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum in Farmingdale. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Moloney-Sinnicksons Moriches Funeral Home in Center Moriches.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a charity close to Ms. DeVivo’s heart, noted survivors.
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