Obituary of Pio Gasparri

GASPARRI, Pio Frank, age 88 of West Milford, formerly of Waldwick, died peacefully on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Born in New York City, Frank was a resident of Waldwick for more than 50 years before moving to West Milford 3 years ago. In his early career Frank was vice president of operations for Alpha Record Distributors in New York City. More recently he was manager of accounts receivable for Boswell Engineering in South Hackensack. He was a member of the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and had served as chairman of the NY Credit Managers Association. Frank was a parishioner of St. Luke's R.C. Church in HoHoKus. He volunteered his time to the Boy Scouts Troop #232 of St. Luke's Church where he was chairman of the fundraising committee. Surviving are his devoted sons Dominick and his wife Marcella and Ronald and his wife Anne Marie. Frank also leaves his adoring grandchildren, April, Dawn Hurley, Nicolas, Julie, Ronald, Alicia and Katie and his great grandchildren, Reagan, Xavier and Declyn Hurley. Frank was pre-deceased by his wife Anna (nee Devito) in 1998. Funeral mass will be Monday, March 11, 2013, 10:30 AM at St. Luke's R.C. Church, 340 Franklin Tpk., HoHoKus, NJ with interment in St. Luke's Cemetery. Visiting will be Sunday 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Olthuis Funeral Home, 159 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Tribute Program, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.