Obituary of Lucille Scala

Lucille A. Scala, a loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went home to God on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. She was 95 years old. Lucille was born in New York City to the late Adelina and Antonio Sgambati and was the oldest of 6 children. In 1939, she was married to the late Samuel J. Scala and they lived together in the Bronx where they raised their two daughters. She is survived today by her daughters, Theresa Balascio and Adeline Bocker; sons-in law Patsy Balascio and Albert Bocker; granddaughters Catherine Santini (married to Angelo Santini), Lucille Pereira (married to Jack Pereira), and Maria Bocker; and great-grandchildren Christina Santini, Brandon Pereira, Christopher Pereira, Diana Santini, and Stephanie Pereira. Lucille is also survived by her youngest siblings, Mafalda Conte and Guerino Sgambati as well as many nieces and nephews. Services for her family and friends will be held at Sinatra Memorial Home in Yonkers on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th from 4 - 8pm. The funeral Mass will be held at St. John the Baptist Church, 670 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, NY on Monday, April 21st at 10:30am. Burial will follow at St Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx. Come to Me God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be so he put his arms around you and whispered, Come to Me. With tearful eyes we watch you and saw you pass away and although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay. A Golden heart stopped beating hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove us he only takes the best ~ Author Unknown ~