Edwina “Bina” Serfilippi Petrillo, 96, of North Haven, passed away after a long illness on Oct. 25 at her home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard R. Petrillo, Sr. Edwina was born in New Haven on March 19, 1926. Edwina was the daughter of the late Sebastiano and Giuseppina Travaglini Serfilippi.

She was a word processor for Nationwide Insurance for many years until her retirement. She was the mother of Denise M. Petrillo, Jacqueline A. (Alphonse) Lucibello and Richard R. (Michelle) Petrillo Jr.; sister-in-law of Jennie Serfilippi and the late Raymond. She is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She was the sister of the late PFC Anio Serfilippi and the late Irmo Zandri (Leona).

Visiting hours were on Nov. 1 at the Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Nov. 2 in St. Anthony’s Church, 700 Washington Avenue, New Haven. Entombment will follow in the St. Lawrence Garden Mausoleum, West Haven. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929, American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492, a veterans organization of one’s choice and HCP Community Healthcare & Hospice, 753 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437 www.northhavenfuneral.com.