Stella Pantaleo died on Monday, December 19, 2011 at Care One in Parsippany. She was 91. Born in Chester, Pa she lived in Bergenfield before moving to Forked River 28 years ago. She was a homemaker. Her husband John S. Pantaleo died in 2005.

Survivors include her son Robert S. Pantaleo and his wife Elaine of Boonton Township, two grandchildren: Brian Pantaleo of Morristown and Janine Scura and her husband Joseph of Boonton and a great grandson: Hudson Peter Scura.

Friends may visit with the family on Friday, December 23, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Mackey Funeral Home (mackeyfh.com), 107 Essex Ave., Boonton. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, NJ. Memorial contributions in Stella's name may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 (americanheart.org) Envelopes will be available at the funeral home