Landolfe, Vincentia C. March 18, 1926 - January 24, 2020

Vincentia C. Landolfe

Vincentia “Vee” Landolfe, 93, died on January 24, 2020 in Mount Vernon, New York. Born on March 18, 1926 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Louis P. and Frances A. Corbetta. Mrs. Landolfe grew up and was educated in Harrison, New York. She graduated from the College of New Rochelle earning a BA degree in English and Spanish and obtained extra credits at Columbia University and the Juilliard School of Music. Growing up, she was very active in public school activities, scouting and music; studying piano for eight years and participated in choruses from grammar school through college. She married her childhood friend and neighbor Lawrence James Landolfe on October 30, 1948. She was a resident of Westchester County for most of her life, until she and her husband moved after he retired from the construction industry to Lake Placid, NY in 1988. Vee and her husband, Larry, loved spending time with their family. They greatly enjoyed hosting family and friends from far and wide first at their home of 30 years in Purchase, New York and in later years at the “Gathering” at their beautiful home on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. Vee was a faithful Catholic and served as a volunteer with various community organizations, including at St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains, NY and the Catholic Daughters of America at St. Anthony’s Church in Silver Lake, NY and St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid, New York. She sang in parish choirs with her husband throughout her active adult life. She was a devoted wife and mother. Vee is survived by her sister, Caryl Schiess, of Madison, CT, and her children: Nancy Kessler (Ken) of New Rochelle NY, James Landolfe (Elaine) of Bloomfield Hills MI, David Landolfe of Lake Placid and Paul Landolfe (Cory) of Chatham NJ, nine grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, her brother Jerome Corbetta, her son, William Landolfe and two grandsons, Tyler Paul Landolfe and Brian Alexander Kessler.Calling hours will be held on Friday, February 14 between 2:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM at the McGrath & Son Funeral Home at 20 Cedar St., Bronxville, NY. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 15 at 9:45 AM at St. Joseph’s Church (married there), 15 Cedar St., Bronxville, and NY. The burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne, NY immediately after the funeral mass and a repast luncheon at 12:00pm nearby. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Food for the Poor Inc., 6401 Lyons Rd, Coconut Creek, FL 33073; the American Heart Association; or a charity of your choice.