Tina Conte (nee Mugavero), 90, of West Caldwell, passed away on Wednesday March 7th, 2018. A funeral mass will be celebrated on at 10am on Monday March 12th at Notre Dame Church in North Caldwell, interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair. Visiting hours will be on Sunday March 11th from 1-5pm at Caggiano Memorial, 62 Grove St.

Mrs. Conte was born and raised in Newark, before moving to West Caldwell in 1964. She was the principal at The Strawberry Patch Nursery School in West Caldwell.

She is survived by her husband Joseph Conte, her daughter Cathy Conte, her cousins Lucille DeMaio (Peter), James Fabricatore (Eileen) and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Orazio and Josephine Mugavero, and by her cousin Joseph DeDeo (Lucille)

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Stjude.org would be appreciated.