Isabella Anne Barletta

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Isabella Anne Barletta peacefully entered into eternal life on January 15, 2020. She was born on September 3, 1932, and was the second child of Biagio and Antoinette Gradone. She joins her beloved and devoted husband of 57 years, Arthur Carl Barletta, MD, in heaven.

She is survived by her three loving children: Isabella Funari, DMD, her husband Gary Funari, DMD, and their children Katharine Funari, OD, and Mark; Arthur Barletta, MD, his wife Ann, and their children Arthur and Annie; and Kathryn Hollis, her husband Jeff, and their daughters Gracie and Caroline. She is also survived by her brother Dr. Frank Gradone.

Isabella received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of St. Elizabeth. She revered and loved her professor of Biology, Sister Anna Catherine Lawlor, Sisters of Charity St. Elizabeth and remained a supporter of the college to the present day. After graduating, she taught mathematics at the high school level, and volunteered at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. It was there that she met her beloved Arthur. They married at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newark, and settled in Elizabeth where he established a Family Practice in Medicine. After a few years and the arrival of all three children, he completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. It was during those years, again in volunteering capacities, that Isabella met Sister M. Borgia Byrne, moderator of the Hospital's Maternity Guild and a pediatric nurse at St. Elizabeth’s hospital. Isabella kept a photo of the two of them on her desk and always cherished their friendship. They welcomed the infant babies, often delivered by her husband, and treated the new mothers with fine healthcare, Catholic charism, and kindness to prepare to send them home.

Isabella and her husband were active in their children’s schools, to include Vail-Dean School and The Pingry School, where they enjoyed many friendships. She was first to offer to sew skirts for the chorus, and special occasion dresses for her daughters. The favorite family activity was boating at the Jersey Shore. Isabella and Arthur were then instrumental in the formation of parent associations at both the undergraduate and medical colleges at Georgetown University. They spent their retirement years in Northern Virginia to be closer to their children and grandchildren.

The family will welcome friends at a Mass of Christian Burial to take place at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 8213 Linton Hall Road, Gainesville, Virginia, at 10:30 am on Monday, January 20.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in memory of Isabella Anne Barletta to: The College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960; www.cse.edu/giving.

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  1. Sincere and warmest condolences to Isabella’s family , especially to her brother Dr. Frank Gradone and to her children and grandchildren. I knew Isabella and her family before she was married and saw her and Arthur when she and Arthur lived in Elizabeth and afterward at the College of St. Elizabeth’s Alumna/e Reunions when she attended while living in Va . Regretfully , we have not been in touch in more recent years . I am in Florida for the winter months, but just heard about Isabella’s death from a friend who was her classmate at the College of St. E’s. Isabella and I shared many long conversations on the phone and good times at her parents’ home before her marriage to Arthur. I will cherish the good memories I have of her and would love to hear more about her later years from a member of her family , if possible. Strangely, I recently thought about her and planned to check my address book for her tel. #. She will be forever in my thoughts and prayers. Love to her family . Joyce Moscaritola ,M.D. (Moscaritola@AOL.Com) (973) 479-4586


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