STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Evelyn V. Mazzitelli, a native Staten Islander who earned the prestigious Teacher of the Year award and taught generations of students, died Jan. 5 at 98-years-old.

As a child, Mazzitelli grew up alongside her many siblings on Scribner Avenue in New Brighton, according to her obituary. As an adult, she offered those same childhood memories of Scribner Avenue to her children, her grandchildren, and her sibling’s children.

The fourth daughter of Rose (formerly Caporale) and Anthony Fressola, Mazzitelli was a graduate of Curtis High School and Hunter College, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in education.

Mazzitelli worked at two Staten Island schools over the course of her career — P.S. 34 and P.S. 13 — where she served as a teacher.

She additionally held an administrative role at P.S. 13, where she earned her Teacher of the Year award in 1984; just two years before her retirement in 1986.

In 1952, she married Louis Mazzitelli, with whom she had two daughters with: Lois and Eva Lynn.

They shared 35 years together before Louis passed away in 1987.

In her retirement, she joined a variety of Staten Island organizations, including: The Women’s Auxiliary at St. Vincent’s Hospital — later, the RUMC Auxiliary — and Historic Richmond Town’s Women’s Auxiliary.

She was also described as an enthusiastic reader by her loved ones.

Following her teaching career, Mazzitelli — a lover of theater — attended many shows featured at Wagner College, Broadway, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse.

Surviving her are her brother Michael, daughter Eva Lynn, son-in-law John Hayko, grandchildren Benjamin Louis and Emily Rose Forman, and great-grandson Henry Christopher.

The family extended their gratitude to the healthcare team that tended to Mazzitelli, as well: Dr. Jomarie Zeleznik, Quindrella Woods, Vjoleta Note, and Safeharbor Healthcare Services, according to her obitary.

Mazzitelli’s funeral service will be held at Sacred Heart Church on Jan. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

She will be laid to rest at Moravian Cemetery on Jan. 12. Her committal service will take place at 11:45 a.m. to noon.

To read her full obituary, please click here or visit Legacy.com.