Readington Township, NJ---Vita Pamela (Palmieri) Mekovetz, 71, entered into eternal life on Sunday, November 20, at home surrounded by her loving family. Vita grew up in Linden, NJ, and lived in Union before moving to Readington Township with her late husband, James, and two children in 1985.

Vita retired as Readington Township Administrator and Township Clerk in 2020 after 33 years of dedicated employment. She later returned to work part-time as the Clinton Township Administrator. During her career, she also taught classes for municipal clerks at Rutgers University, an opportunity she considered challenging, although she said she loved every minute she spent in the classroom.

In her spare time, Vita loved to travel, listen to music, read, and take long walks on the beach. She enjoyed cooking for her family, and her grandchildren especially loved her pasta with butter--- always their #1 request. Vita had a passion for gardening and considered her beautiful flowers a source of comfort and enjoyment.

Most importantly, she loved spending time with her children, siblings, and friends, who will miss her loving personality, sense of humor and perfect fashion sense.

Vita was predeceased by her loving husband of forty-three years, James R. Mekovetz, and her father, Nicholas F. Palmieri. Surviving are her devoted children, Alison Hernandez, and her husband, Greg of Branchburg, and James Mekovetz, Jr. and his wife Catherine of Flemington; her mother, Angelina Palmieri of Bridgewater; her grandchildren, Gregory Allen Hernandez Jr., Kailee Marie Hernandez, Ava Marie Hernandez, Nicholas James Hernandez, James Mekovetz, III, and Arden Isabella Mekovetz. Also surviving are two sisters, Rae Hutton of Manalapan, and Claudia Jursik of Kure Beach, NC, and a brother, Nicholas F. Palmieri, Jr. of Morristown.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing at Countryside Funeral Home, 724 Route 202 North, Three Bridges, NJ 08887, on Sunday, November 27, from 2 to 6 p.m., and on Monday, November 28, from 8:30 to 9:15 am.

Services will be held Monday, November 28, 2022, at 9:15 am at the funeral home, followed by the liturgy at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, 500 US Hwy 22, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Committal words will follow at Somerset Hills Memorial Park, Basking Ridge, NJ.

Memorial contributions may be made in Vita's name to the Glioblastoma Foundation https://glioblastomafoundation.org/ or to Hunterdon Hospice https://www.hunterdonhealth.org/ .