Lucia (Lucy) Negri, 96, of Rossville, a retired bookkeeper who was devoted to her family, died Monday in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners, after a stay of two weeks.

Born Lucia Coco in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she immigrated to the United States with her family, moving to Manhattan in 1920. She later lived in Brooklyn before moving in Rossville in 1974.

Mrs. Negri was a biller and bookkeeper, working in the advertising industry in Manhattan for over 30 years.

After first attending Hunter College in Manhattan in the 1970s, she returned to school at the age of 63, and earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

Mrs. Negri was a great Italian cook, and enjoyed trying out new recipes for her family to sample. She also loved to travel.

"She was a kind and generous person and a lover of the fine arts. Her greatest joy when she was with her family and grandchildren," said her son, Paul.

Mrs. Negri's daughter, Roseanne Delfino, died in 2012.

Surviving, in addition to her son, Paul, are her son, Joseph; 11 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Eltingville. Burial will follow in St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J.

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Lucia Coco

New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018

• Name Lucia Coco

Gender Female

Marriage License Date 13 Oct 1943

Marriage License Place Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Spouse Joseph J Negri

License Number 8339

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Lucia Negri

New York, U.S., Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989

• Name Lucia Negri

Birth Date abt 1919

Age 25

Naturalization Date 6 Dec 1944

Residence Bronx, New York

Title and Location of Court New York Southern District

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Lucia Coco

New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

• Name Lucia Coco

Gender Female

Ethnicity/ Nationality Italian (South) (Italian)

Marital Status Single

Age 1

Birth Date abt 1919

Birth Place Argentina

Other Birth Place B Aires

Last Known Residence B. Aires, Argentine

Departure Port Buenos Aires

Arrival Date 7 Jun 1920

Arrival Port New York, New York, USA

Residence Place Argentina

Final Destination New York City, New York

Years in US 1 Yrs

Citizenship Intention No

Height 2 Feet

Hair Color Black

Eye Color Black

Complexion Fair

Person in Old Country Jose Testai

Person in Old Country Relationship Grandfather

Person in Old Country Residence Buenos Aires

Person in US Jose Coco

Person in US Relationship Uncle

Ship Name Vestris

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