Obituary of Frank Illuzzi

Illuzzi, Frank, age 78, of Ramsey, died Friday, March 6th, 2015. Frank was born in New Brunswick, grew up in Metuchen, and lived in Ramsey for the past 48 years. Frank was the owner of FMI Inc. Technical Sales since 1986. He was a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY and served in the U.S. Navy. He was a lifelong athlete who was ranked number one in javelin throw in World Masters Athletics. Frank was a parishioner of St. Paul's R.C. Church in Ramsey and had served as a Eucharistic minister. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Ellen, and his children, Anne and her husband, Patrick Boccio, Kathleen and her husband, Gregory Hewitt, and Frank and his wife, Lisa Illuzzi. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, Andy, Nick, Tim, Sean, Matthew, Katherine, Frankie, Joey, Angela and Vincent, his brother, Joseph Illuzzi and his wife, Ethel and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 8th from 4-7pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 9th, at 11am at St. Paul's R.C. Church, 200 Wyckoff Ave., Ramsey, NJ, 07446. Interment will follow at Maryrest Cemetery, 25 Seminary Rd., Mahwah, NJ, 07430. Donations in Frank's memory may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Metastatic Cancer Research, P.O. Box 27106, New York, N.Y. or Catholic Relief Services, 228 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, MD 21201-3443.