Christine was the beloved wife of the late Dominick J. Vavala; the devoted mother of Donna Aceino and husband, Matt, John Vavala and wife, Kim and Linda DePietro; loving grandmother of Christina, James, Jennifer, Casey-Lin, Matthew, Alexandra and John Michael; cherished great grandmother of Jane, Elliot, Asher, Maggie and August and the dear sister of Catherine Castellano. She was predeceased by sisters, Pauline Musgrove, Josephine Conlon and Mary Pumilio and brother, Fred Pumilio.