Maria (Gambale) Meola

Maria Meola (Gambale), 79, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Friday morning, November 21 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. then to St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, Kearny where an 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.

Born and raised in Castelfranci, Italy, Maria immigrated to the United States in 1958 and lived in Port Washington, Long Island before moving to Kearny in 1972.

Mrs. Meola was a member of the Italian American Club in Belleville, NJ.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Vincent Meola, two children Angela Meola and Tony Meola and his wife, Colleen and three grandchildren, Jonathan, Kylie, and Aidan Meola.

Maria's greatest passion was cooking for family and friends; it was one of her most cherished ways of showing love. Maria was a light to everyone she met, always offering a warm smile, a warm meal and a helping hand. She will be deeply missed by many.

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