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STAMFORD, Conn. - Josephine "Chickie" Claps Vitti, a longtime resident of Stamford, died Thursday, May 7, at her home. She was 89.
Vitti was born Feb. 18, 1926, to Louise Gerard and Dominick Barone.
Vitti is survived by her children, Joseph Claps and his wife Janice of Stamford, Louis Claps and his wife Ilene of Boca Raton, Fla., Carole Claps of Norwalk and LuAnn Claps of New York City, and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents; brother Michael Barone; four sisters, Mary Genega, Rose Misuriello, Mildred Fideli, and Anna Champion; her first husband, Louis Claps; and her second husband, Ralph Vitti.
No calling hours are planned. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, located at Schuyler Avenue in Stamford.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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