Obituary of Elvira Festa

Elvira A. Festa, age 90, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Ann’s Choice in Warminster, PA. Born in Trenton NJ, she lived in Lawrenceville, NJ since 1947. Vera worked in the Jerry A. Festa Insurance Agency, Inc. for 35 years as Manager/Treasurer of the Corporation. She attended Rider College to become a licensed insurance solicitor for the Company. Mrs. Vera Festa is a member of Incarnation – St. James Church and a member of the Rosary-Alter Society. Vera Festa is the daughter of Salvatore and Eugenia Amenta, sister of the late Joseph J. Amenta, the late Sr. Renata Amenta, and wife of the late Jerry A. Festa. She is survived by a daughter Mary Ellen and Paul Kautz, a daughter Carol Sachdeva, and a son and his wife Jerry and Jan Festa. She is also survived by a granddaughter and her husband Lisa and Patrick Sullivan; a great granddaughter Kaitlyn and a great grandson Colin; five grandsons, Amit Sachdeva and his wife Rebecca and great granddaughter Ruby, Alok Sachdeva and his wife Sarah, and Rishi Sachdeva and his wife Becky; and, Michael and Ryan Festa; a special niece Loretta Strano, a special nephew Bob Amenta and his wife Sandy; and, surrogate daughter Marie Craver. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 20, 20140 at 10AM at The Nativity of Our Lord, 605 W. Street Rd., Warminster, PA 18974. There will be no calling hours. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, PDF.org.