Antoinette B. Venezia

Antoinette B. (Badalamenti) Venezia passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, surrounded by her loving family at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center in Pottstown, PA. She was 61. Mrs. Venezia was a resident of Gilbertsville, PA. She was a former member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Bridgeport, PA and a current member of Blessed Theresa of Calcutta in Gilbertsville, PA. Antoinette loved her family and especially her grandchildren. Born in Carini, Italy on March 29, 1948, she was a daughter of Antonina (Addalli) Badalmenti of King of Prussia and the late Joseph Badalamenti. Surviving are her loving family including her husband of 44 years, Frank M. Venezia; two sons, Michael F. Venezia of Brentwood, CA and Frank M. Venezia and his wife, Jennifer of Collegeville, PA; a daughter, Maria A. Venezia and her husband, Stephen A. Walsh of Spring City, PA; 7 grandchildren: Robbie, Sarah, Emily, Nina, Hannah, Ava and Matthew; two brothers, Frank B. Badalamenti and his wife, Iolanda of King of Prussia, PA and Sebastian Badalamenti of King of Prussia, PA; a sister, Rosa Viti and her husband, Gino Arculeo of King of Prussia, PA;and many nephews and nieces. Relatives & friends are invited to her Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 502 Ford St., Bridgeport, PA 19405 on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 11:00am. Friends may call on Friday morning from 9 to 10:50am, at the church. Entombment in Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, King Of Prussia, PA.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Antoinette's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memorial Fund, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.Arrangements are by The Bacchi-Courtney Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA. www.bacchicourtney.com