Funeral services were held Aug. 28 at Our Lady of Mercy Church for Dorothy L. (Plafta) Briamonte, 70, of Jersey City. She died Aug. 24 at Bayonne Medical Center. She retired after 20 years of service with the Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City. She was also a member of the Jersey City Racoonetts. She was the daughter of the late Frances (Switkowski) and Walter Plafta; the wife of the late Michael Briamonte; the mother of Frank and his wife Pam; the grandmother of Elisa Briamonte; and the sister of Joseph Plafta. Services arranged by Greenville Memorial Home.