Charles Moscato

Charles "Charlie" Moscato, age 71, of Wayne, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

A loving note from Charlie's wife Margie:

When I think about Charlie, there’s almost too much to remember. We met when I was 16 and had been together since.  He was so loved by everyone that even my own father and brothers wanted me to be with him, rather than the usual “dad giving the boyfriend a hard time” routine.

There are so many memories about our time together when we were in Brooklyn. The little things like getting egg creams, ice cream soda, pizza, and going to see movies are what stick out most.  Charlie proposed one Palm Sunday by putting the ring in the dessert. Before you know it we were married November 10, 1973. We raised two wonderful daughters together who we would do anything for, and our home was one of love and caring primarily.

Charlie’s life was his family, as he worked from age 11 on to care for his sisters and mother after his father passed. That mentality carried on always, and not only would he do everything for me and our girls, but in between would take care of his mom, my mom, cousins, sisters, in-laws, friends.. literally anyone who needing anything, Charlie was there to lend a hand. It was in his nature to try to take care of everyone and always do the right thing, and so that was always his focus, no matter the cost on him physically or emotionally.

He worried about me and the girls even until the very end, worrying for us, and wanting to make sure we had everything we could possibly need, again rather than focusing on his ailments.

Through strokes, a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, and other parts of the illness that go along with it, his focus was still to push through and do what he needed to do for his family.  He never really needed to say I love you constantly, because it was glowing through his actions, his selflessness, and his commitment to taking care of me and our girls.

There are so many things I would love to be able to say to him now, but in my heart I know he knows it all already, the same way we do.

Charlie was the loving husband of Margaret “Margie” Moscato; beloved father of Danielle Moscato of Little Falls, and Michele Moscato-Frega and her husband John of Wayne; he was the loved brother of the late Rita Rotiroti (deceased: December 7, 2019). He will be dearly missed by his dogs Mimi and Winnie, and his cats Cooper and Patty.

Note for papa from his daughters Danielle and Michele:

If you knew Charlie you loved him, and you knew how selfless he was. Even though he was a little crazy, a big pain in the butt, a micromanager of all things, and he never even attempted to make anything in his life easier for himself. He was a good man, and a great husband and an amazing father.

Everything he did in life, everything he sacrificed, was for me, my sister, and my mom.  And he sacrificed it all with joy and happiness, knowing he had taken care of us the best way he knew how.

Your lessons and words on life will always be in the back of our minds, and I know you’ll always be around us still making sure we are doing things the right the right way.

Even though we all suffer now without you here with us, I’m comforted to know you’re no longer suffering with pain, and all the other symptoms you pushed through to be here with us and make us happy.  We will all miss you more than I can really ever explain. Love you Papa, and thank you.