Obituary of Alfred Di Pasqua

Di PASQUA, Alfred, 89, of Mahwah and formerly of Saddle River, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, Alfred lived in Saddle River for 30 years before moving to Mahwah in 2006. He enlisted in the US Marines and served in World War II where he received a purple heart and a medal of Uncommon Valor for being an Iwo Jima survivor. Alfred was an entrepreneur who began his career in the beverage industry owning a beverage center. He then went on to purchase C & C Cola in 1968 and operated until 1976. After selling C & C Cola he was retained as the Executive Vice President until his retirement in 1983. During his retirement he enjoyed golf and skeet shooting, both in New Jersey and in Boca Raton, FL, where he earned multiple senior skeet shooting championship awards. He is survived by his loving wife Anne, his 6 children: Diane and her husband Fred Ernst of River Vale, Linda and her husband Gary Muscarella of Montvale, Paul Di Pasqua and his wife Cindy of Boca Raton, FL, Amy and her husband Vincent Fabano of Park Ridge, Laura and her husband George Rivera of Waldwick, and Celeste and her husband Bob Kane of Wyckoff. He is also survived by his 12 grandchildren: Nicholas, Christin, Eric, Leanne, Joseph, Alfio, Liza, Dante, Michael, Richard, Benjamin, and Matthew; and 6 great grandchildren: Luke, Grace, Hope, Adriana, Paul Michael and Charli. Visiting hours Friday 2 - 4, 7 – 9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, 9:45 am at St. Gabriel’s Church, 88 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Entombment will follow at the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah.