Obituary of Andrew J. Ragone

Andrew J. Ragone, age 69, of Mahwah, NJ, born in Brooklyn, NY passed peacefully into eternal life surrounded by love of his family and friends on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Andrew was a loving husband to Helen (nee Komorowski) for 35 years, and devoted father to his children Andrew J. Ragone III and Dana A. Ragone, both residing in Denver, CO, and his loving dog, Millie. He is survived by his sister and brother-in- law Patricia & Robert Meschi, Cousins Ann & Ronald Mega, Charles & Jeanne Clevenger, Eva & Frank Fontana, Mark & Val Pellegrino, Thomas Pellegrino, Jeanette & Tony Novella; sister-in- law and brother-in- law, Barbara & Michael Krestynick, nieces and nephews, Robert Meschi Jr, Nancy Stewart, Richard Meschi, Rosemarie Sutherlin, Thomas Mega, Elizabeth Morgan, David Clevenger, Lisa Krestynick, Stephen Krestynick, David Krestynick. Andrew was pre-deceased by his beloved parents Salvatore & Annette Ragone; grandparents Andrew & RoseMarie Ragone and Alphonse & Marie Della Monica; Cousins Louis & Gene Pellegrino, Chuck Tota & Al Della Monica; as well as his in-laws Julius & Stella Komorowski. Known to friends as “Andy”, he graduated Most Holy Trinity High School in Brooklyn NY in 1965 and attended college in New Mexico and NYC. He was a Financial Consultant for Dean Witter and Shearson Lehman Brothers, later opening a business “Treats N Treasures” in Mahwah, and his final years before retirement he worked as a Corporate Sales Representative for T-Mobile, earning many Presidential awards. Andy’s fondest memories were summers spent in Budd Lake, NJ with his parents and family. He also loved spending time with his children, family and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday at: St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Entombment to follow at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, NJ. Visitation on Tuesday from 4-8 pm at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Donations in lieu of flowers are requested and may be sent to: American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 1-800- DIABETES (800-342- 2383) https://donations.diabetes.org/site/Donation2?df_id=18884&18884.do nation=form1