D'AGOSTINO Carmela, 84, passed away late Thursday evening, July 24, 2008 at her home in Clifton, NJ.She was born in Salerno, Italy, January 21, 1924, and was one of six siblings to whom she nurtured and cared for after the death of their mother, Agnese Guglielmelli, when they were all very young. She grew up in Italy during a very difficult time which included the German Occupation and World War II. She was forced to move to the countryside where her family found refuge from the constant bombings in their city. A few years after the war, she was introduced to a young Italian man, Giuseppe Zammarrelli, who had moved to America and was back to visit with family in Salerno. They quickly fell in love and soon Giuseppe arrived at the house to ask for her hand in marriage. He brought with him a gift of fabric and cloth, which was the custom at the time, for Carmela to make her wedding gown. Her sister Anna, who is a seamstress, quickly went to work and crafted Carmela's wedding dress from the new fabrics Giuseppe had brought. Carmela's father rented a bus for all their family and friends to attend the wedding in Pompeii, and it was a glorious celebration. Carmela had long dreamed of coming to America and soon found herself on a ship with Giuseppe headed this way. They settled in Jersey City with Giuseppe's family, and had two beautiful daughters. Only months after the birth of their second daughter, Giuseppe passed away. Shortly thereafter, Carmela remarried to a wonderful man named Agostino D'Agostino. They moved to Paterson and together raised the two girls. Carmela was very active in the Our Lady of Lords Parish, Paterson, as well as the PTA. She was a passionate cook and loved to host dinner parties for her friends and especially family.She was a devoted mother to RoseAnn Sohn and her husband Philip of Pompton Lakes and Agnes Longo and her husband Robert of Wayne. She will always be a loving grandmother to Erika and Vincent Longo of Wayne and she will be greatly missed by her sister; Anna Funnel, and four brothers; Franco, Lorenzo, Umberto, and Rosario, all of Italy, as well as many nieces and nephews there. Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, July 27, 2008 from 2-6 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 9 AM Monday, July 28, 2008 from the funeral home, then to St. John's Cathedral, 381 Grand St., Paterson, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, NJ.