Norma E. Palumbo

Norma E. (Capetola) Palumbo passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was 96. Mrs. Palumbo was a resident of Downingtown, PA and was formerly of Bridgeport, PA. She worked as a packer for Extracorporeal in Bridgeport. Norma was a member of St. Basil the Great Parish in Phoenixville, PA and a former member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Bridgeport, where she was a member of the church’s Sodality.

Born in the Black Horse section of Norristown, PA on September 15, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella “Millie” (D'Africa) Capetola; and the wife of the late John F. Palumbo, Sr., who died in 1993. Surviving is her loving family including three daughters: Nancy L. (Tom) Porrecca, Lee Palumbo and Joanne M. (Ken) Ryan; four grandsons: Tom, John (Kelly), Scott and Glenn; two step-grandsons, Matthew and Andrew; several great-grand-children; and many other loving family members. She was preceded in death by a son, John Palumbo, Jr.; two brothers, Frank and Daniel Capetola; three sisters: Carolyn Sessa, Lorraine DeMedio and Mary Buono.

Relatives & friends are invited to Norma’s Funeral Mass at St. Basil the Great Parish, 2330 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460 on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:00 am. Interment will be in Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, King of Prussia, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Norma’s memory to St. Jude Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38015 stjude.org/memorial and/or the Patrician Society, 121 E. Chestnut St., Norristown, PA 19401.

Arrangements are by the Bacchi Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA.

Condolences to the family at www.bacchifh.com