Rita Modafferi passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 88 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she has resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township since 2003.

Mrs. Modafferi was employed as a keypunch operator with J. P. Morgan Company in New York City for many years before retiring in 1997.

Rita was a communicant of Saint James Catholic Church in Woodbridge.

She was predeceased by her husband, Pasquale "Pat" Modafferi in 2019; and son, Peter Crescenti.

Surviving are her children, Ann Baumann of Woodbridge and Richard Crescenti of Lancaster, PA.

Funeral services will take place on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. from Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Street, Woodbridge. A Mass of Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Saint James Catholic Church, Woodbridge. Interment will be in Saint Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Visitation for family and friends will be on Monday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers contributions to Saint James Food Pantry, 149 Grove Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 in Mrs. Modafferi's memory would be greatly appreciated by her family.