Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
October 6, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, 580 Ratzer Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at the Laurel Grove Mausoleum.
Frank Thomas Semeraro, age 88 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Thursday, October 6, 2011. Born in Paterson, Frank moved to Wayne in 1964.
He was proprietor of Frank Semeraro General Contractors since 1980, and prior to that he was put to work out of high school, and had been partners with his brother, Michael. Frank was extremely hard working and was known for his tough demeanor and ‘get it done’ attitude. He was proud to have brought his sons up in the business and today they carry on his legacy as they continue to run the family business.
Frank proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was among those brave men who landed on the beach at Normandy, France during the D-Day invasion. He was awarded the Distinguished Unit Badge, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with a Bronze Arrowhead.
Frank met his wife Lucy (nee Lobosco) in their Stoney Road neighborhood of Paterson, NJ, while they were in high school together. They have enjoyed 63 years together since getting married in 1946. One of Frank’s true passions was gardening, where he did the growing and Lucy did the cooking. Although Frank’s health got the better of him in his later years, he loved the visits from his family and especially his grandchildren.
Frank is survived by his wife Lucy, his four children; Angela Capo and her husband Mike of Ortley Beach, Maryann Lang and her husband Bill of Salem, NY, Charles F. and his wife Fran of Wayne, and Frank Jr. and his wife Fran of Wayne, his nine grandchildren, Michael, Chris, Frank, John, Donald, Matthew, Donna, Jenna, and Jessica, one great-grandchild Ella, one brother; Michael Semeraro of Wayne, four sisters; Lucrecia Terlizzi of FL, Lea Caramalis of FL, Cathy Cole of FL, and Rose Kelly of Riverdale, NJ. He was predeceased by his sister Antoinette Matits.
Memorial donations in Frank’s honor to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474, would be greatly appreciated.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, 580 Ratzer Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at the Laurel Grove Mausoleum.
October 6, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, 580 Ratzer Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at the Laurel Grove Mausoleum.
Frank Thomas Semeraro, age 88 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Thursday, October 6, 2011. Born in Paterson, Frank moved to Wayne in 1964.
He was proprietor of Frank Semeraro General Contractors since 1980, and prior to that he was put to work out of high school, and had been partners with his brother, Michael. Frank was extremely hard working and was known for his tough demeanor and ‘get it done’ attitude. He was proud to have brought his sons up in the business and today they carry on his legacy as they continue to run the family business.
Frank proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was among those brave men who landed on the beach at Normandy, France during the D-Day invasion. He was awarded the Distinguished Unit Badge, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with a Bronze Arrowhead.
Frank met his wife Lucy (nee Lobosco) in their Stoney Road neighborhood of Paterson, NJ, while they were in high school together. They have enjoyed 63 years together since getting married in 1946. One of Frank’s true passions was gardening, where he did the growing and Lucy did the cooking. Although Frank’s health got the better of him in his later years, he loved the visits from his family and especially his grandchildren.
Frank is survived by his wife Lucy, his four children; Angela Capo and her husband Mike of Ortley Beach, Maryann Lang and her husband Bill of Salem, NY, Charles F. and his wife Fran of Wayne, and Frank Jr. and his wife Fran of Wayne, his nine grandchildren, Michael, Chris, Frank, John, Donald, Matthew, Donna, Jenna, and Jessica, one great-grandchild Ella, one brother; Michael Semeraro of Wayne, four sisters; Lucrecia Terlizzi of FL, Lea Caramalis of FL, Cathy Cole of FL, and Rose Kelly of Riverdale, NJ. He was predeceased by his sister Antoinette Matits.
Memorial donations in Frank’s honor to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474, would be greatly appreciated.
Guestbook