John F Vitale's Obituary
John F. Vitale, 91, a 38 year resident of Cape Coral, FL, formerly of New Jersey passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 under the care of Hope Hospice. He was born February 17, 1930 in Newark, NJ to the late Alphonso and Betina (nee Childelo) Vitale.
John was a proud United States Marine Corp Veteran. He was preceded in death by his 11 brothers and sisters.
John is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Phyllis Vitale of Cape Coral, FL; three children, John Patrick Vitale and his wife, Marybeth of Punta Gorda, FL, Carol Ann Genna and her husband, Michael of New Jersey and Sandra Lee Cappuccio and her husband, Michael of New Jersey; eight grandchildren, Christina, Nicole, Michael, Victoria, John Frank, Andrea, Dana and Jenna; as well as nine adored great grandchildren, Richard, Avalina, John “JD”, Neave, Cayden, Gianna, Julianna, Victoria and Luca.
A Visitation will be held from 11:00 – 12:00 PM, Monday, February 21, 2022 at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL. Entombment will follow in the Garden of Peace section of Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family will be having a Celebration of Life at Faith Presbyterian Church, 4544 Coronado Parkway, Cape Coral, FL 33904 on Monday, February 21, 2022 at 1:30PM.
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