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Maria Casella De Nicola, 85, of Woods Edge Housing, Pool Road, North Haven, for many years, formerly of Hamden, passed away on Feb. 27 at Yale-New Haven Hospital/St. Raphael campus with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Michele De Nicola. Maria was born in Caserta, Italy, on June 29, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Elisa Natale Casella.

She was the mother of Joseph De Nicola, Gaetano De Nicola (Mary Ann), Antonio De Nicola (Antonietta), Mena Argentari (Giuseppe), and Elisa Bernardo (Vincent). She was the grandmother of Giovanni Argentari and Mariella Monico, Stefania Di Stefano and Michael De Nicola, Michele De Nicola, Maria Matteo and Antonio De Nicola, Alfredo Bernardo, Michael Bernardo and Rosanna Mastrianno, Vanessa Girgenti, Francine De Nicola, and David De Nicola. She was the great-grandmother of Giuliana, Michela, Vincenzo, Adriana, Giuseppe, Gianna, Vincent, and Andrew. She was the sister of Ercole Casella (Giuseppina) of North Haven, and the late Emilia Casella Maione, Alessandro Casella, and Angelo Casella, all in Italy. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews all in Italy, and two nephews, Gaetano and Nicola Casella of North Haven; and her caregiver Carolina DeFerrari who was her best friend and treated Maria like a grandmother.

Maria was devoted to her family whom she loved unconditionally; she will truly be missed.

The visiting hours will be March 3 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave. Her funeral procession will leave the funeral home on Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Ave., North Haven at 10:00 a.m. Entombment will follow in the All Saints Mausoleum. For an online obituary, visit www.northhavenfuneral.com.