Betty D'Alessio

September 30, 1923 - March 11, 2020

Betty D’Alessio, 96, of Long Branch, entered Eternal Life peacefully on March 11 in the presence of her loving family. Even in her advanced age she was considered a social butterfly, the first one up to dance, a delightful storyteller, a generous hostess, and a character who could speak her mind, sometimes to our chagrin and other times to peals of laughter. Betty was born and raised in Newark, NJ, the daughter of Nancy and Charles Frisco. It was there she met her one true love, Anthony D’Alessio, her husband of 70 years. They married during the war while he was serving in the U.S. Army Air Force and moved to Long Branch in the early 1950s. This is where they raised their two sons, Tony and Dale, and immersed themselves in the community, enjoying a large circle of friends. Betty worked in the office of the Long Branch school system for several years and sat on the Advisory Board of the Long Branch Senior Center. She was a daily communicant of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church and a participant in almost every activity at the Senior Center, often volunteering to work in the kitchen for senior luncheons and dinners. She loved to travel, play cards, dine out, cook, and share all holidays with her loving family. She had many gifts, among them her unique ability to embrace life, love unconditionally, and laugh at herself. Besides her parents Betty was predeceased by her adoring husband Anthony ‘Tony’ D’Alessio who died in 2013, and her sister Mildred Robinson. She is survived by her sons Anthony (Eileen) of Little Silver, and R. Dale (Lauren) of Herndon, VA; granddaughters Stephanie D’Alessio, Long Branch, Brianna Fouss (Ryan) and Tristan D’Alessio of VA. Also surviving are brothers Paul Frisco and Marcel Frisco both of Middletown; nieces Jackie Pfennig, Marlene Munz; nephews Paul Robinson, Ricky Robinson, and Michael Basile. There are many ‘Betty stories’ to be shared and a celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. She was privately interred at Woodbine Cemetery and has been reunited with her beloved ‘Tony’. Hoffman Funeral Home, Long Branch was entrusted with Betty’s funeral arrangements