Maria Pinque

Maria was born in Sulmona, Italy on February 18, 1932 to Antonio and Maddalena Ventresca and was the eighth child of nine loving brothers and sisters: Anna, Settimio, Elena, Gino, Carmine, Mario, Livio and Salvatore.

The siblings grew up in challenging circumstances during the World War ll years in Europe. At the age of 27, Maria sailed across the ocean to Halifax, Nova Scotia and went on to join her brothers in Niagara Falls, Canada where she attended a wedding and re-encountered Palmino Pinque, a young man she knew in childhood. The two married on April 23rd, 1960 and made a home in Napanoch NY until 1970 when they made the permanent move to Buchanan NY. While in Buchanan Maria worked at Sanitis Wallpaper and when she was not working, she was extremely productive at home raising her three sons, tending to her garden, sharing homemade pasta, home grown vegetables, jars of sauce and fruit with friends and family and cooking Italian food with a delicious aroma that often made the neighbors take notice. The tender feelings she had for her friends and family members in Italy, Canada and Napanoch lived in her heart & mind. She never forgot her loved ones and she stayed in touch with them as often as possible.

Maria is survived by her three sons: Erminio (Elizabeth), Marco (Maggie), Mario (Tina) and grandchildren Peter, Isabella, Spencer, and Juliette. Maria will be remembered by her brother Salvatore (Frances) Ventresca as well as numerous nephews and nieces on the Pinque and Ventresca sides of the family.

Maria is predeceased by her husband Palmino who passed in 2016, her parents Maddalena (Ciamacco) and Antonio Ventresca, her brothers Gino, Mario, Livio, Carmine, and Settimio, and her sisters Elena Petrolina and Anna DiCienzo. Maria is also predeceased by her brother in law Dulentino Pinque as well as brother in law Elermo Pinque and sister in law Anna Pinque.

A visitation for Maria will be held Friday, September 29, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Edward F. Carter, 170 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, New York 10548. A mass of christian burial will occur Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Church located at 240 Eleventh Street, Verplanck, New York. An interment to follow will occur Saturday, September 30, 2023 at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Broadway, Verplanck, New York 10596.