- Date Of Birth: July 25, 1934
- Date Of Death: January 17, 2023
- State: Massachusetts
Born in 1934 in Mechanicville, NY to first generation Italian Americans Dominico Henry Palmieri (1906-1990) and Rose Marie Marino Palmieri (1910-1999), Rita was the oldest of four full siblings and two half siblings.
Rita held a number of conventional secretary positions at General Electric, E.D.
True to her roots, Rita had an unbridled passion for all things food.
In addition to her parents, Rita was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Donald Defino (1936-2002), her siblings Dominick Palmieri (1938-2012), David A Palmieri (1945-2008), and Gennaro Palmieri (1948-1948). She leaves behind two half-siblings, Gennaro Palmieri of Colonie, NY, and Sherri Palmieri-Nato of Londenville, NY.
