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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday June 15, 2016 from 9 AM - 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. An 11:30 AM funeral service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Anthony Alviani, age 90, of Wayne, passed Saturday, June 11, 2016.
Navy veteran Anthony Alviani, age 90, of Wayne, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
Born premature in Sora, Italy, Anthony was not expected to survive. A birth certificate was not even issued until many days later when he beat the odds as he did throughout his entire life. At the age of 12, on New Year’s Eve 1937, he and his family arrived in New York City to begin a new life. He would often tell people the reason they called him Tony was because when he arrived at Ellis Island they stamped “To NY” on documents. They would ultimately settle in Brooklyn. As a strong willed grammar school boy he would shine shoes to make money.
After graduating from high school at the age of seventeen, determined to serve his country and with the assistance of his father, he enlisted in the Navy on September 11, 1943. He served as a Fireman First Class and much of his time was spent on the USS Shaula before being honorably discharged on April 19, 1946. When not performing his duties on board he would volunteer for anything outside or on deck. He enjoyed being outside so much that whenever he had free time he and his mates would bring their hammocks on deck so that they could swing out over the ocean. It wasn’t always glorious and relaxing and as a protective father he rarely ever spoke about the war itself other than a few times with close friends. Very few knew that his ship was one of many to visit Nagasaki weeks after the bombs were dropped on Japan. Having traveled the world from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines, one can only imagine what he saw and experienced. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Theatre Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
Upon discharge, he returned to Brooklyn where he became a US Citizen and graduated from New York Technical Institute of New Jersey on September 25, 1947. Entering the next chapter in his life, he began working in a factory in NYC where he met May Groner. They would eventually move back to her hometown in Pennsylvania where he met Sidney and Beulah Rohrbach, and would begin a friendship that would withstand time and remain that way for 66 years. He and May got married August 1948, in Sunbury, PA and eventually the newly married couple would move back to Brooklyn, NY where Anthony began a long career as a printer and lithographer at Field & Beattie 206-8 Fulton Street, NYC. This lasted until they moved to Montclair, NJ with their child Michael. After Marie was born he purchased his home in Wayne, NJ and began working for Rae Publishing in Cedar Grove, NJ.
Anthony lost his first wife May in 1969 after a long battle with cancer. Surrounded by family and friends, he continued to raise his children, Michael and Marie, until his mother suggested that they travel to Italy to go see family. So in 1970 they traveled to his hometown of Sora, Italy where he would eventually meet Maria Pia DeCiantis (Pia). Although you would want to believe it was love at first sight she wasn’t impressed at first. But Anthony was determined and would return to Italy just a few months later to win her over and ultimately ask her to marry him. They were married July 11, 1971 and after a honeymoon in Naples and Capri, Italy they returned to the United States. One year later Joseph was born.
Anthony and Pia were married for forty-four years. They enjoyed a very loving marriage, children, grandchildren and everlasting friendships. Often holding hands and kissing each other fondly. They were a happy couple, perhaps aided a bit by the remarkable homemade wine they crafted together year after year. They traveled numerous times back to Sora, Italy to visit family and they often visited Quebec, Canada, where more family lived. If you knew Anthony you knew that he was incapable of sitting still. You would find him fiddling around with electronics or gadgets, or taking a ride somewhere often to visit his family and grandchildren. The one thing he enjoyed the most was entertaining. He loved spending time with family and friends, barbecuing outside and joking around, and most of all playing with his grandchildren. There was nothing more important to him than family and friends.
He retired from Rae Publishing at the age of 63 and began working for the Wayne Board of Education as a bus driver for special needs children. He was able to share his love of children and caring personality to ensure the safety of the children. He truly enjoyed being around kids, often acting like one, and remained working for over ten years.
Anthony is survived by his children; Michael Alviani of Haledon, NJ, Marie Caporaso and her husband David of Wayne, NJ, and Joseph Alviani and his wife Jennifer of Fredon, NJ, seven grandchildren; David Caporaso of Wayne, NJ, Laura Caporaso of Wayne, NJ, Christopher Alviani of Syracuse, NY, Nicholas Alviani of Eugene, OR, Robert Alviani of Basking Ridge, NJ and Ryan and Peyton Alviani of Fredon, NJ. Anthony is predeceased by his father Dominico and mother Teresa (Mammone), his sister Jenny Mianulli, his wives May (Groner 1927-1969) and Maria Pia (DeCiantis 1935-2015).
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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday June 15, 2016 from 9 AM - 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. An 11:30 AM funeral service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday June 15, 2016 from 9 AM - 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. An 11:30 AM funeral service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Anthony Alviani, age 90, of Wayne, passed Saturday, June 11, 2016.
Navy veteran Anthony Alviani, age 90, of Wayne, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
Born premature in Sora, Italy, Anthony was not expected to survive. A birth certificate was not even issued until many days later when he beat the odds as he did throughout his entire life. At the age of 12, on New Year’s Eve 1937, he and his family arrived in New York City to begin a new life. He would often tell people the reason they called him Tony was because when he arrived at Ellis Island they stamped “To NY” on documents. They would ultimately settle in Brooklyn. As a strong willed grammar school boy he would shine shoes to make money.
After graduating from high school at the age of seventeen, determined to serve his country and with the assistance of his father, he enlisted in the Navy on September 11, 1943. He served as a Fireman First Class and much of his time was spent on the USS Shaula before being honorably discharged on April 19, 1946. When not performing his duties on board he would volunteer for anything outside or on deck. He enjoyed being outside so much that whenever he had free time he and his mates would bring their hammocks on deck so that they could swing out over the ocean. It wasn’t always glorious and relaxing and as a protective father he rarely ever spoke about the war itself other than a few times with close friends. Very few knew that his ship was one of many to visit Nagasaki weeks after the bombs were dropped on Japan. Having traveled the world from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines, one can only imagine what he saw and experienced. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Theatre Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
Upon discharge, he returned to Brooklyn where he became a US Citizen and graduated from New York Technical Institute of New Jersey on September 25, 1947. Entering the next chapter in his life, he began working in a factory in NYC where he met May Groner. They would eventually move back to her hometown in Pennsylvania where he met Sidney and Beulah Rohrbach, and would begin a friendship that would withstand time and remain that way for 66 years. He and May got married August 1948, in Sunbury, PA and eventually the newly married couple would move back to Brooklyn, NY where Anthony began a long career as a printer and lithographer at Field & Beattie 206-8 Fulton Street, NYC. This lasted until they moved to Montclair, NJ with their child Michael. After Marie was born he purchased his home in Wayne, NJ and began working for Rae Publishing in Cedar Grove, NJ.
Anthony lost his first wife May in 1969 after a long battle with cancer. Surrounded by family and friends, he continued to raise his children, Michael and Marie, until his mother suggested that they travel to Italy to go see family. So in 1970 they traveled to his hometown of Sora, Italy where he would eventually meet Maria Pia DeCiantis (Pia). Although you would want to believe it was love at first sight she wasn’t impressed at first. But Anthony was determined and would return to Italy just a few months later to win her over and ultimately ask her to marry him. They were married July 11, 1971 and after a honeymoon in Naples and Capri, Italy they returned to the United States. One year later Joseph was born.
Anthony and Pia were married for forty-four years. They enjoyed a very loving marriage, children, grandchildren and everlasting friendships. Often holding hands and kissing each other fondly. They were a happy couple, perhaps aided a bit by the remarkable homemade wine they crafted together year after year. They traveled numerous times back to Sora, Italy to visit family and they often visited Quebec, Canada, where more family lived. If you knew Anthony you knew that he was incapable of sitting still. You would find him fiddling around with electronics or gadgets, or taking a ride somewhere often to visit his family and grandchildren. The one thing he enjoyed the most was entertaining. He loved spending time with family and friends, barbecuing outside and joking around, and most of all playing with his grandchildren. There was nothing more important to him than family and friends.
He retired from Rae Publishing at the age of 63 and began working for the Wayne Board of Education as a bus driver for special needs children. He was able to share his love of children and caring personality to ensure the safety of the children. He truly enjoyed being around kids, often acting like one, and remained working for over ten years.
Anthony is survived by his children; Michael Alviani of Haledon, NJ, Marie Caporaso and her husband David of Wayne, NJ, and Joseph Alviani and his wife Jennifer of Fredon, NJ, seven grandchildren; David Caporaso of Wayne, NJ, Laura Caporaso of Wayne, NJ, Christopher Alviani of Syracuse, NY, Nicholas Alviani of Eugene, OR, Robert Alviani of Basking Ridge, NJ and Ryan and Peyton Alviani of Fredon, NJ. Anthony is predeceased by his father Dominico and mother Teresa (Mammone), his sister Jenny Mianulli, his wives May (Groner 1927-1969) and Maria Pia (DeCiantis 1935-2015).
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