Obituary of Tanina Gaetana Padula

Tanina (Tina) Padula passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Morris View in Morris Township. Visitation will take place on Friday, February 20, 2015 from 4 PM to 8 PM at Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 State Route 10 West, Randolph ( www.tuttlefh.com). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, February 21, 2015, 10:00 AM at St. Matthew the Apostle Parish in Randolph. Tina was born in 1923 in Long Branch, but as an infant moved to Floridia, Sicily, Italy and lived there until she returned to NJ with her husband Salvatore and daughter, Louise. She is survived by her son John and wife Karen and her son Thomas and wife Diane. Tina is also survived by five grandchildren, James Aitken and wife Mariella, Joanna Padula, Thomas J. Padula and wife Jessica, Kimberly and Lauri Padula and twin great-granddaughters, Kaylie Rae and Madeline Burger. She is also survived by three nieces in Italy, Graciella Spago, Cettina Impelluso and Leila Di Lillo. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Salvatore and her daughter, Louise Padula Aitken. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at www.morechildren.org.