Obituary of Lena “Nu Nu” Ignoscia

Lena Ignoscia, age 92, died on Saturday November 29, 2003 at her daughters home in North Plainfield. Mrs. Ignoscia was born in Bari, Italy and moved to New York in 1916. She had resided in Dunellen, and Plainfield before moving to North Plainfield forty-three years ago. Prior to retiring in the late 1970s Mrs. Ignoscia worked for the Robert Dress Co. in Plainfield as a seamstress for over thirty years. She was a communicant of St. Lukes R.C. Church in North Plainfield and a member of their Alter Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Italian American Club and the Traveling Seniors both of North Plainfield and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Mrs. Ignoscia enjoyed cooking, sewing, and taking trips to Atlantic City; but most of all she loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband Dominick Ignoscia in 1975. Surviving are a son Dominick Ignoscia and his wife Corinne of Wall NJ; a daughter Rosemary Huff and her husband James of North Plainfield; a sister Grace Meleo of North Plainfield; six grandchildren Mark Huff, Brian Huff, Paul Ignoscia, Carolyn Lester, Eric Huff, and Thomas Ignoscia. Also surviving are six great grandchildren Trista, Paul, Billy, Michael, Stewart, and Luke. Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 am on Wednesday, December 3rd at Higgins Home for Funerals 752 Mountain Blvd. Watchung NJ; followed by a 10:00 am Funeral Mass at St. Lukes R.C. Church in North Plainfield. Interment will be at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made in her loving memory to either the American Heart Association-Memorial Programs, 2550 US Highway 1 New Brunswick, NJ, 08902-4301 or Haven Hospice C/o JFK Medical Center, 80 James Street Edison, NJ, 08818. Send condolences to www.higginshomeforfunerals.com