Speranza Padovani

Speranza Padovani (nee Magazzeni) age 91 of Hammonton, NJ passed away peacefully Sunday January 24, 2021 at her home, after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born and raised in Castelli, Italy in the region of Abruzzo, a small medieval village belonging to the small club of the most beautiful villages in Italy, internationally known for its decorated ceramics. Speranza with her husband, Mario, moved from Abruzzo, Italy to Rome, Italy in 1953 after their marriage and started the "PADOVANI SARTORIA" in the Monte Sacro section of Rome on Via Nomentana.
Their mom and pop tailor shop grew over the years to more than a dozen tailors producing garments for Cinecitta' (Hollywood of Italy) including designing and manufacturing costumes for the infamous Swiss American Movie Director William Wyler including Roman Holiday and Ben Hur.
In 1968 in view of the unification of the three major labor unions and the period of retrenchment in Rome, Speranza and her husband immigrated to Hammonton, New Jersey having been recruited by Chester Kessler of William B. Kessler, Inc. of Hammonton Park Clothes due to the surge of men's tailored clothing at that time in South Jersey.
Speranza worked as a seamstress for Kessler and also worked under her own label, HOPE OF ROMA, designing and manufacturing wedding dresses and attire including entertainers at the then Sweetwater Casino. While her career was important, she was completely devoted to her family which was her greatest love. Between cooking her famous Abruzzese dishes and taking care of her children and her husband of 68 years she was the most happiest at home with her family next to her. Speranza is predeceased by her parents Pasquale and Maria Magazzeni, brother Gianni Magazzeni and sister Serafina Magazzeni Serpentini all of Italy.
She is survived by her devoted husband Mario, son Anthony Padovani, Esq. and his wife Roberta of Hammonton, NJ and daughter Dr. Ileana Padovani Pezza and her husband Dr. Nino Pezza of Teramo, Italy, loving grandmother of Alessandro "Alex" and Cristina Padovani and Stefano and Giulia Pezza.
Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing on her 92nd birthday, Wednesday, January 27, 2021, from 11:00 am - 12:30pm at the Marinella Funeral Home 102 N. Third St. Hammonton, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow 1:00 pm at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish, formerly St. Joseph Church, 3rd & French Streets Hammonton, NJ. Entombment will be in Greenmount Cemetery 124 S. First Rd. Hammonton, NJ. Donations may be made in Speranza's memory to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, www.alzfdn.org.

Viewing

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Marinella Funeral Home 102 N. Third St. Hammonton, New Jersey, United States 08037

Mass of Christian Burial

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2021
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish - St. Joseph Church 226 French Street Hammonton, New Jersey, United States 08037

Entombment

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Greenmount Cemetery 124 S. 1st Road Hammonton, New Jersey, United States 08037