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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, October 5, 2015 from the funeral home, then to the Church of the Annunciation, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
Anthony Lacatena, age 82 of Wayne, died on Thursday, October 1, 2015 with his family gathered at his bedside. Tony had been a resident of Wayne since 1965.
Born in Paterson, Tony was the second-oldest of nine children; seven boys and two girls. He grew up in the Stoney Road section and played football for the Stoney Road Tigers. When Tony was a young boy his life wasn't all fun and games, his family fell on hard times. Those years proved to be formative and his values became deeply rooted in his faith in Jesus Christ and the importance of family. Tony would begin his day with prayer and bless his children, he attended daily Mass before heading off to work. He was a charitable man, but also a humble one. He never sought acknowledgement for his efforts, but his family can attest to the countless hours and innumerable acts of kindness given selflessly over the years. He spent more than ten years doing construction projects onsite for the Bethlehem Hermits in Chester, NJ. His efforts came from the heart, and nowhere else. Tony made a difference in many lives, helped many people, and he graciously thanked the Lord for being blessed to do so.
Tony worked for many years at Semeraro Construction before starting his own construction company "Lacatena & Sons." He’s been described as “the hardest worker you’d ever meet” by many. He was well known for his quality and workmanship.
Tony did so much that his days must have consisted of more than twenty four hours. On top of all his hard work and charitable efforts, he made time for his beloved garden. He had over one hundred tomato plants and caring for his fig tree was pure joy. The figs were so delicious they would rarely make it back to the house before being eaten!
Tony met his wife Catherine (nee Murphy) when they were teenagers in Paterson. Tony’s car had broken down and Catherine was passing by with one of her girlfriends. Catherine recalls delightfully that Tony looked like Marlon Brando and he was strikingly handsome. She and her girlfriend circled the block a few times to catch a glimpse of him and she was successful at getting a date. They went to the movies and began dating. Their wedding followed on November 15, 1958 at St Brendans Church, Clifton. They settled in Paterson before moving to Wayne in 1965. Together they raised their nine children, have been blessed with fifteen grandchildren, and recently welcomed their first great-grandchild. Together, Tony and Cathy have enjoyed fifty eight years of marriage together and she will miss him dearly.
Tony is survived by his beloved wife Catherine of Wayne, his nine children; Mary Contini and her husband Joseph of Wayne, Catherine Faulkner and her husband Richard of Ramsey, Michael Lacatena and his wife Elisa of St. Thomas, USVI, Anthony Lacatena of Ithaca, NY, Nancy Sorrentino and her husband Alfred of Lincoln Park, NJ, Christine Massood and her husband Louis of Wayne, Lori Phelan and her husband James of Wayne, Theresa Lacatena of Eatontown, NJ, and Elizabeth Dowd and her husband Brendan of Wayne, fifteen grandchildren: Joseph and his wife Beth Contini, Michelle Contini, Ryan Christian Faulkner, Paschale Lacatena, Alfred and Anthony Sorrentino, George, Jordyn, and Kimberly Massood, Sean, James, Phoebe, and Lauren Phelan, and Lilyana and Ashley Dowd, one great-grandchild: Oliver Contini, and three brothers; Martin, Nat and Nicholas Lacatena. He was predeceased by five of his siblings; Marco, Frank, Pasqual, Lena Hallock and Marie Gaita.
Donations in Tony’s honor would be appreciated to the Bethlehem Hermits, 82 Pleasant Hill Rd., Chester, NJ 07930
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, October 5, 2015 from the funeral home, then to the Church of the Annunciation, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, October 5, 2015 from the funeral home, then to the Church of the Annunciation, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
Anthony Lacatena, age 82 of Wayne, died on Thursday, October 1, 2015 with his family gathered at his bedside. Tony had been a resident of Wayne since 1965.
Born in Paterson, Tony was the second-oldest of nine children; seven boys and two girls. He grew up in the Stoney Road section and played football for the Stoney Road Tigers. When Tony was a young boy his life wasn't all fun and games, his family fell on hard times. Those years proved to be formative and his values became deeply rooted in his faith in Jesus Christ and the importance of family. Tony would begin his day with prayer and bless his children, he attended daily Mass before heading off to work. He was a charitable man, but also a humble one. He never sought acknowledgement for his efforts, but his family can attest to the countless hours and innumerable acts of kindness given selflessly over the years. He spent more than ten years doing construction projects onsite for the Bethlehem Hermits in Chester, NJ. His efforts came from the heart, and nowhere else. Tony made a difference in many lives, helped many people, and he graciously thanked the Lord for being blessed to do so.
Tony worked for many years at Semeraro Construction before starting his own construction company "Lacatena & Sons." He’s been described as “the hardest worker you’d ever meet” by many. He was well known for his quality and workmanship.
Tony did so much that his days must have consisted of more than twenty four hours. On top of all his hard work and charitable efforts, he made time for his beloved garden. He had over one hundred tomato plants and caring for his fig tree was pure joy. The figs were so delicious they would rarely make it back to the house before being eaten!
Tony met his wife Catherine (nee Murphy) when they were teenagers in Paterson. Tony’s car had broken down and Catherine was passing by with one of her girlfriends. Catherine recalls delightfully that Tony looked like Marlon Brando and he was strikingly handsome. She and her girlfriend circled the block a few times to catch a glimpse of him and she was successful at getting a date. They went to the movies and began dating. Their wedding followed on November 15, 1958 at St Brendans Church, Clifton. They settled in Paterson before moving to Wayne in 1965. Together they raised their nine children, have been blessed with fifteen grandchildren, and recently welcomed their first great-grandchild. Together, Tony and Cathy have enjoyed fifty eight years of marriage together and she will miss him dearly.
Tony is survived by his beloved wife Catherine of Wayne, his nine children; Mary Contini and her husband Joseph of Wayne, Catherine Faulkner and her husband Richard of Ramsey, Michael Lacatena and his wife Elisa of St. Thomas, USVI, Anthony Lacatena of Ithaca, NY, Nancy Sorrentino and her husband Alfred of Lincoln Park, NJ, Christine Massood and her husband Louis of Wayne, Lori Phelan and her husband James of Wayne, Theresa Lacatena of Eatontown, NJ, and Elizabeth Dowd and her husband Brendan of Wayne, fifteen grandchildren: Joseph and his wife Beth Contini, Michelle Contini, Ryan Christian Faulkner, Paschale Lacatena, Alfred and Anthony Sorrentino, George, Jordyn, and Kimberly Massood, Sean, James, Phoebe, and Lauren Phelan, and Lilyana and Ashley Dowd, one great-grandchild: Oliver Contini, and three brothers; Martin, Nat and Nicholas Lacatena. He was predeceased by five of his siblings; Marco, Frank, Pasqual, Lena Hallock and Marie Gaita.
Donations in Tony’s honor would be appreciated to the Bethlehem Hermits, 82 Pleasant Hill Rd., Chester, NJ 07930
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