Edith �"Ida Palmer, 80, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Born February 10, 1926 in Cos Cob, CT, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Angelina Perito Chiappetta.
�"Ida was an avid Yankee fan and was affectionately known to her grandchildren as Nonnie.
She is survived by her husband, Donald �"Shadow Palmer of Stamford; two sons, Brian Palmer and his wife Maria of Stamford; and Timothy Palmer and his wife Mary of Mesa, AZ; four grandchildren, Brian Palmer and his wife Dina; Melissa and her husband Marco Ross; and Stephanie and Jennifer Palmer. Four brothers, Milo Chiappetta of FL; Dominick Chiappetta of Stamford; Arthur Chiappetta of TN; and William Chiappetta of FL; and a sister, Mary Stolfi of TX, also survive her.
In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her brother, Albert Chiappetta.
A funeral procession will be leaving the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, at 8:50 AM on Monday, September 25, 2006 and proceed to Sacred Heart RC Church, 37 Schuyler Avenue, Stamford, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 AM. Interment will then follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Rockrimmon Road, Stamford. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, September 24 from 4:00 8:00 PM. www.cognetta.com