Charles “Charlie” Sanclementi

Charles “Charlie” Sanclementi, Sr., age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Wayne, NJ on November 24, 2022.  Charlie is survived by his loving daughter Karen Balter, her husband Richard, their daughter Allison McNamara and her husband Collin; his loving son Charles “Chuck” SanClementi, Jr., his wife Erin and their children Rosa, Gena and Luca. Charlie was predeceased by his adored wife of nearly 70 years, Rose, in January of 2020; as well as by their beloved son Steven in 2003.  Charlie was the last of his five siblings, predeceased by his brothers John, Dominic, Angelo and Frank and sister Annie Ridgewood.

Charlie was born to Frank and Mary Sanclementi in Pompton Lakes, NJ on March 4, 1929.  He graduated from Pompton Lakes High School and married his high school sweetheart Rose Giannone in 1950, to whom he was devoted for nearly 70 years.

Charlie was an army veteran of the Korean war.  Upon his return from Korea, Charlie continued his work as butcher at the store he ran with his brothers, Frank’s Market, named for his father, in Pompton Lakes, NJ.  Subsequent to that, Charlie worked as a groundskeeper for the Wayne Board of Education until his retirement.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne First Aid Squad would be greatly appreciated.