Obituary for John "Poppa John" Frunzi
Loving Father, Grandfather & Great-Grandfather and World War II Veteran
John Frunzi (Poppa John), 95 of Ocean Gate passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at his home. Born in Belleville, the son of Gerard and Josephine (Valvano) Frunzi, he lived in Belleville his whole life before moving to Ocean Gate 8 years ago. Prior to his retirement he worked as a maintenance man for Belleville Board of Education, previously, he worked for Essex Lumber in Belleville.
John was a proud Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II and was a former member of Knights of Columbus in Belleville and a member of Ocean Gate Senior Citizens.
The beloved husband of the late Angela (Rinaldi) Frunzi, John is survived by his loving children Gerald Frunzi and his wife Priscilla and Carol Russo and her husband Gennaro; his sister Edyth Bucciarelli, his grandchildren Michael, Jenna, Johnathan and Jessica, and his great-grandchildren Michael, Nicholas, Evangeline, Liliana, Aiden, Mason, Enzo and Nico. Along with his parents, and his wife, John was predeceased by his brother Joseph Frunzi and two sisters Rose Ferrara and Lena Monaco.
The funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Holy Family Church in Nutley at 11:30 a.m.
The interment will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Visitors will be received at the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home on Thursday, November 14, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. until mass time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Ascend Hospice, 65 Jackson Drive, Suite 103, Cranford, NJ 07016 in memory of John Frunzi would be preferred.
John Frunzi (Poppa John), 95 of Ocean Gate passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at his home. Born in Belleville, the son of Gerard and Josephine (Valvano) Frunzi, he lived in Belleville his whole life before moving to Ocean Gate 8 years ago. Prior to his retirement he worked as a maintenance man for Belleville Board of Education, previously, he worked for Essex Lumber in Belleville.
John was a proud Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II and was a former member of Knights of Columbus in Belleville and a member of Ocean Gate Senior Citizens.
The beloved husband of the late Angela (Rinaldi) Frunzi, John is survived by his loving children Gerald Frunzi and his wife Priscilla and Carol Russo and her husband Gennaro; his sister Edyth Bucciarelli, his grandchildren Michael, Jenna, Johnathan and Jessica, and his great-grandchildren Michael, Nicholas, Evangeline, Liliana, Aiden, Mason, Enzo and Nico. Along with his parents, and his wife, John was predeceased by his brother Joseph Frunzi and two sisters Rose Ferrara and Lena Monaco.
The funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Holy Family Church in Nutley at 11:30 a.m.
The interment will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Visitors will be received at the S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home on Thursday, November 14, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. until mass time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Ascend Hospice, 65 Jackson Drive, Suite 103, Cranford, NJ 07016 in memory of John Frunzi would be preferred.