Vincenzina Magistro, age 95, of Forty Fort, passed into the hands of the Lord on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services, Kingston.

Born November 28, 1924 in Easton, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Caruso. In 1927, her mother became ill and her family moved back to Sicily where her mother eventually passed away. Vincenzina met and married her husband, Carmelo Magistro, and they had their first five children in Sicily, before immigrating back to America in 1958. Carmen Magistro Jr. was born in Easton Pennsylvania in 1960.

She had been a member of All Saints Parish, Plymouth, formerly St. Mary's Nativity Church, and was presently a member of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston.

Vincenzina, her late husband, Carmen, and their children started their family pizza business in 1958. They opened Carmen's Pizza on Public Square, Wilkes Barre, in 1960 and operated it until 1980. They were also the owners of several other restaurants throughout the area, including la Conca D'Oro, in Harveys Lake, Pa. They also founded Don Carmelo's Pizzeria, in Nebraska, where family members continue to own and operate the pizzeria.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carmen Magistro, who passed away in 2003 in Sicily; son, Peter Magistro, who passed away in 1966; daughter, Francesca Hales, who passed away in 1996; and son, Anthony Magistro, who passed away in May of 2020.

Surviving are her loving sons, Frank Magistro and his wife, Patricia, of Forty Fort, John Magistro, of Harvey's Lake, and Dr. Carmen Magistro Jr., of Omaha, NE; grandchildren and great grandchildren, Stephen Magistro, of Omaha, NE; ( child of Anthony and Linda Magistro), Carmen and Meighan Magistro and their children, Franceso, Roman, Luca and Maxwell, of Mountain Top, Pa (child and grandchildren of Frank and Pat Magistro), Anthony Jr. and Natalina Magistro and their children, Antonio, Domenico and Rocco, of Philadelphia, Pa (child and grandchildren of Anthony and Linda Magistro), John and Rae Magistro and their children, Malik, Vincenzo and Camilla, of Omaha, NE (child and grandchildren of John Magistro and Cheryl Reese), Angela and Lance Petrylak and their children, Samuel, Gianna and Michael, of Mountain Top, Pa (child and grandchildren of John Magistro and Cheryl Reese), Yvette Magistro and her daughter, Sophia Magistro (child and grandchild of Anthony and Linda Magistro), Mike and Melissa MacNeely, of State College, Pa, and their children, Camryn, Michael Patrick and Andrew (child and grandchildren of Frank and Pat Magistro), Roberto Magistro and Adrianna Magistro (child of Anthony and Amy Magistro, of Omaha, NE); and numerous nieces and nephews.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family with interment in St. Mary's Nativity Cemetery, Plymouth Twp. Arrangements were entrusted to the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, Plymouth.

To submit online condolences to Vincenzina's family, please visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com.