Centenarian: Belline Passariello

Belline Passariello was born May 13, 1912. She is one of 11 children. Belline married Vincenzo, now deceased, and had five children. She worked in the pharmacy for St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan. She has been a parishioner of St. Brigid's Church and has lived in the same house in Westbury for 70 years. Belline enjoys going to church on Sundays, cooking, watching "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on TV and telling stories about growing up on Union Avenue in Westbury. She has 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She celebrated her birthday at Uncle Bacala's on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park with family and friends.