Louisa Di Bello

Louisa Di Bello, 79 of Jersey City, entered into eternal life on June 26, 2019.  Born November 4, 1939 in Gioi, Italy, to the late Nicola & Chiara Scarpa, she lived in Jersey City most of her life.  Louisa devoted her life to her church, Holy Rosary.  She was the unofficial photographer at every parish event, amassing thousands of pictures over the decades. She happily embraced the job of painting and gardening in the grotto next to the church, as well as fixing anything she could, all for love of her church.  She actively participated in ministries and organizations, not limited to the English Choir & Latin Tridentine Choir, Seniors Group, Rosarians, Children of Mary & volunteering at the annual parish festival, La Festa Italiana.   For years, patrons of the festival could hear her booming echo along Sixth Street, “ZEPPOLE!!! NICE AND HOT!!. She was lovingly known as the Zeppole Queen!  She is predeceased by her beloved brother and sister, Michael Scarpa & Josephine Chassen.  She is survived by her children, Franca Leafe, Marina Di Bello, Lisa (Jim) Rymaniak, Filippo (Aneta) Di Bello, Rossana Rossi, her grandchildren, Michael and Daniel Leafe, Juliana Chapman and Viviana Di Bello, her beloved brother and sister-in-law, Benito and Anna Scarpa and sister-in-law, Barbara Scarpa along with her cherished nieces and nephews, Elise Sopov, Lieutenant Naomi Zepeda, Sandra Gallelli, Rita Merante, Daniela and Nick Scarpa.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St., Jersey City, NJ.   Cremation will follow privately.