Obituary of Robert Tesoro

Tesoro, Robert A. age 81, of Waldwick died Sunday, December 16, 2007. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY he lived in Waldwick for 51 years. Robert was a Senior Vice President in the Credit Cleaning House Division of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. of New York for 47 years before his retirement in 1992. He was a WW II Army veteran who received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star while serving in the European Theater. Robert was a parishioner of St. Luke R.C. Church where he served as a Trustee, a Lector and a member of St. Matthew's Guild. He also was a past president of the Senior Lucans. Surviving is his wife of 56 years, Anna "Nancy" (nee Kelly) Tesoro of Waldwick, his sons, John and his wife Nancy of Middletown, NJ and Robert and his wife Ellen of Berkeley Heights, NJ, his daughters, Kathleen and her husband Thomas Grothues of Little Egg Harbor, Elizabeth and her husband Michael Pepitone of Lincroft, Christine and her husband Jonathan Bradley of Waldwick. His sister Joyce and her husband Robert Mennillo of Tappan, NY. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, Marisa, Thomas, Michael, Jessica, Elizabeth, Julianne, Erica, Robert, Kevin, Grace, Jack, Jillian and Colin. Visiting Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass Wednesday 11 a.m. at St. Luke's R.C. Church, 340 Franklin Tpk. Ho Ho Kus, NJ. Interment St. Luke's Cemetery. Memorial Contributions to St. Luke's Church would be appreciated. www.vpfh.com