Carmella Mary Triano Krenkowitz, 72, of Pinehurst, formerly of Allentown, N.J., died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her residence.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Pinehurst, with the Rev. James M. Labosky officiating. Family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Boles Funeral Home in Pinehurst.
She was born Oct. 1, 1937, in Jersey City, N.J., to the late Anthony and Edna Rieger Triano. She loved to cook, travel and loved spending time with her family.
She was the beloved and devoted wife of 50-plus years to William, who survives her along with her devoted daughters, Linda Krenkowitz, of Westampton, N.J., and Susan Ford and husband, Ronald, of Kennesaw, Ga.; grandchildren, Christopher, Ashley, Alexis, Caitlin and Adrianna Ford; greatly loved sisters, Edna Valitutto and husband, Edmund, of Pinehurst, Anna Andryshak and husband, Edmund, of Toms River, N.J.; brothers, Frank Triano and wife, Laura, of Goshen, N.Y.; loving in-laws, Mary Baker, of Toms River, N.J., wife of the late Albert Baker, Stanly Krenkowitz and wife, Ann, of West Orange, N.J., Robert Krenkowitz and wife, Maria, of Tucson, Ariz., Douglas Smith, of Toms River, N.J., husband of the late Helen Smith, and Norma Mudd, of Louisville, Ky. She is also survived by many friends, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was predeceased by her parents; a son, Paul Krenkowitz (1991); and brothers Anthony and Michael Triano and Robert Rieger.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202. Condolences may be made to www.bolesfuneralhome.com.
Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst is assisting the family.