Carmela Riccardi, age 85, of New Egypt, passed away Saturday, May 17 at home. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Union Beach for many years before moving to New Egypt twenty years ago. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Assumption in New Egypt and a life member of the Rosary Society of Holy Family Church in Union Beach. Carmela was also a past president of the Union Beach Parent-Teacher Association. She was the beloved wife of Louis Riccardi, Sr., who predeceased her in 2004 and the devoted mother of Louis Riccardi, Jr., who predeceased her in 1968. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn and Laurie Riccardi of New Egypt and Mark and Ann Riccardi of Belford. She also leaves four loving grandsons, Mark, Louis, Michael and Benjamin. In addition she is survived by her sisters, Jean Petrick of Union Beach, Shirley Ledden of Union Beach and Marie Spattolla of Las Vegas, NV, her brothers, Guy Salvatore of Bayonne and Gary Salvatore of Florida and many nieces and nephews A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 21 at 10:00 AM at the Church of the Assumption, 76 Evergreen Road in New Egypt with Father Joseph Farrell, officiating. Calling hours will be on Tuesday evening, May 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM and again on Wednesday morning from 9:00 to 9:45 AM at the Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main Street in New Egypt (www.tilghmanfh.com). Burial will be at the BGWCD Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Mrs. Riccardi?s memory to either Deborah Heart and Lung Center, 200 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 or to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 740 Broad Street, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702.