Elsie DiChiara, 99, of Little Egg Harbor, died on January 3, 2018.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather for visiting hours on Sunday from 2-5 PM in the Farmer Funeral Home, 45 Roseland Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068.

A Funeral Mass will be offered on Monday 10 AM at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Roseland with interment to follow at St. Mary''s Cemetery in Whippany.

Condolences and memories may be shared at farmerfuneral.com.

Born in Newark, she grew up in Newark before settling in Roseland NJ. Prior to her retirement, she was an LPN at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge.

She is pre-deceased by her husband, Nicholas; her son, Nicholas G., and all her siblings.

Surviving are her children, Santa Sandy Kurtz and her husband Walter Kurtz of Mansfield, TX and Douglas DiChiara and his wife Ellen Rosato-DiChiara of Waretown, NJ; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Xaverian Missionaries, 12 Helen Court, Wayne, NJ 07470 or the charity of one''s choice.