A Friendly Face: Patsy Federici is Nice Neighbor, and More

By: Colleen Curry

"Freehold.InJersey readers nominated Patsy for the inaugural Nice Neighbor Award, citing her volunteerism with St. Rose of Lima Church, her close friendship with many lifelong residents of the town, and her place as matriarch of seven Federici children, 10 grandchildren, and a pizza empire. But Patsy waves all of that away with a smile. “It’s too bad you couldn’t have met my husband,” she says, referring to Frank “Spat” Federici, her husband of 54 years and the owner of the iconic pizza parlor on Main Street. He died in April 2009, at 85."

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