Alfredo Cura Manalili, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday May 14, 2022. Born in Tarlac, Philippines, he was the son of the late Epifanio and Luisa (Cura) Manalili. In his late teens and early twenties he was a brother of the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Salesians of Don Bosco). Later he joined the faculty of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, where he taught theology and English in the College of Engineering, and where he met Felisa Santiago who was to be his wife of 51 years. Alfredo and Felisa were married in 1971 and emigrated to the United States. They lived first in Newark and then in Nutley, before coming to Bloomfield in 1975. Alfredo worked for many years in the insurance industry, retiring from the Traveler’s Insurance Corporation in Short Hills in 2002. He was an active parish member of Holy Family Parish in Nutley, serving for many years as a member of the school board, president of the Home School Association, and as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist, and helping to spearhead major fundraising efforts such as the monthly paper drive and the annual Italian Festival. He was a talented artist, producing many hand-made signs and banners over the years for church and school functions. A beloved husband, devoted father and grandfather, and man of great faith, he is survived by his beloved wife, Felisa (Santiago) Manalili; his daughters, Rachel Segger and husband Glen, and Heather Tallman and husband James; his grandsons, Augustine, Elyot, and Francis Segger, and Sebastian Tallman; his brother Ignacio and wife Anatalia; his sister Dr. Lilia Manalili Banaag; and many nieces, nephews, and friends who were so supportive and helpful to him and Felisa especially during the pandemic and in the last months of his life.

Viewing at the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 267 Centre Street, Nutley on Thursday May 19, 5pm to 8pm. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Church, 28 Brookline Avenue, Nutley on Friday May 20 at 10:30am. The family respectfully requests that guests be masked at the viewing and at Mass. Cremation will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holy Family Church, Nutley, the American Cancer Society, the American Kidney Fund or the American Heart Association.