Age 90, of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, January 2, 2022. She was the beloved daughter of the late Basilio and Agnese Buzzelli; loving wife of 64 years to the late Nicholas Cherico; loving mother of Frank (Teresa) Cherico, Nicholas Cherico, Jr., and the late Mark (surviving wife Nancy) Cherico; treasured grandmother of Mark (Nicole) Cherico Jr., Shane (Candace) Cherico, Francis Anthony Cherico, Ashley (Jeremy) Kunkle, and Christina Cherico; and adoring great-grandmother to Aubree, Markee, and Mattie Cherico, Isabella, Juliana and Shane Cherico, and Peyton and Blake Kunkle; dear sister of Mary Ross and the late Ann Adams and many loving nieces, nephews, and in-laws. Dena will be remembered by her family and friends as a kind, loving and giving person who loved people and would do whateve rshe could to help anyone in need and for her unforgettable personality, gift of gab and sense of humor. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Dena's life at the WALTER J. ZALEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 216 44th Street, Lawrenceville, on Thursday, January 6, 2022 from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, January 7, 2022 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Maria Goretti Parish, Immaculate Conception Church on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.