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January 25, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, January 30, from the funeral home, then to Holy Spirit RC Church, Pompton Plains, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, N. Arlington, NJ.
Gustave J. Battaglino, age 79 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Friday, January 25, 2013.
“Gus”, as he was known to all, grew up in Jersey City. He graduated from Snyder High School with the class of 1952. He began his career with Western Electric right after high school, only to find himself drafted into the Army shortly thereafter. He proudly served for two years, from 1954 to 1956, with the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge, Western Electric took him back and even paid for him to go to college. He continued his career there for thirty seven years, retiring in 1989 as a Supervisor. He remained active for many years with the “Pioneers”, comprised of retirees from Western Electric. After a brief retirement, he began his second career with the U.S. Department of Defense as a contract administrator. He retired again just a few years ago.
Gus was a charismatic guy, loved by everyone. He was always laughing, telling a story or joke, and would light up any room he entered. He was like a comedian and perhaps missed his true calling to be an entertainer. At the annual Wayne Manor New Year’s Eve party, and event Gus and his wife attended for many years, he would invariably end up on stage, entertaining everyone there. He found the humor in most anything and enjoyed seeing to it that those around him were happy and having a good time. He was the life of the party.
Ironically, when Gus first met his wife, Mary Ann (nee Mastrolia), she didn’t care too much for him because he never stopped talking! They had been setup by mutual friends to attend a dinner party and coincidentally they both brought a cheesecake for the hostess. It’s unclear if they ever enjoyed the desert because Gus just kept telling stories and carrying on all evening. A week or so later he called Mary Ann for a date and she made some excuse why she couldn’t go out with him. Gus was persistent however, and his charm and warm heart eventually won her over. They dated for a few years before marrying in October of 1964. They settled in Jersey City before moving to Wayne in 1972. They have enjoyed forty eight years of loving (and entertaining!) marriage together.
Gus enjoyed vacation road-trips and he took his family all over the United States. He was a Civil War enthusiast and most of his destinations had some Civil War significance. He tortured his young sons by taking them to museums all around the South including battlefields and any Civil War attraction he could find. They had driven from here to Dallas and most everywhere in between, each time going somewhere different. Gus’ two young sons confess that although the museums were educational, their favorite road-trip memories were probably to Disney World and the beach. Needless to say, Gus has given his family a lifetime of memories, smiles, and laughter to cherish for many years to come.
Gus is survived by his loving and devoted wife Mary Ann of Wayne, his two sons; Mark of Butler, NJ and Craig and his wife Dayna of Somerset, NJ, two grandchildren; Lindsey and Tyler, and one brother; Vincent and his wife Raye of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was predeceased by his sister Mara Martarano in 2001.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, January 30, from the funeral home, then to Holy Spirit RC Church, Pompton Plains, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, N. Arlington, NJ.
January 25, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, January 30, from the funeral home, then to Holy Spirit RC Church, Pompton Plains, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, N. Arlington, NJ.
Gustave J. Battaglino, age 79 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Friday, January 25, 2013.
“Gus”, as he was known to all, grew up in Jersey City. He graduated from Snyder High School with the class of 1952. He began his career with Western Electric right after high school, only to find himself drafted into the Army shortly thereafter. He proudly served for two years, from 1954 to 1956, with the U.S. Army. Upon his discharge, Western Electric took him back and even paid for him to go to college. He continued his career there for thirty seven years, retiring in 1989 as a Supervisor. He remained active for many years with the “Pioneers”, comprised of retirees from Western Electric. After a brief retirement, he began his second career with the U.S. Department of Defense as a contract administrator. He retired again just a few years ago.
Gus was a charismatic guy, loved by everyone. He was always laughing, telling a story or joke, and would light up any room he entered. He was like a comedian and perhaps missed his true calling to be an entertainer. At the annual Wayne Manor New Year’s Eve party, and event Gus and his wife attended for many years, he would invariably end up on stage, entertaining everyone there. He found the humor in most anything and enjoyed seeing to it that those around him were happy and having a good time. He was the life of the party.
Ironically, when Gus first met his wife, Mary Ann (nee Mastrolia), she didn’t care too much for him because he never stopped talking! They had been setup by mutual friends to attend a dinner party and coincidentally they both brought a cheesecake for the hostess. It’s unclear if they ever enjoyed the desert because Gus just kept telling stories and carrying on all evening. A week or so later he called Mary Ann for a date and she made some excuse why she couldn’t go out with him. Gus was persistent however, and his charm and warm heart eventually won her over. They dated for a few years before marrying in October of 1964. They settled in Jersey City before moving to Wayne in 1972. They have enjoyed forty eight years of loving (and entertaining!) marriage together.
Gus enjoyed vacation road-trips and he took his family all over the United States. He was a Civil War enthusiast and most of his destinations had some Civil War significance. He tortured his young sons by taking them to museums all around the South including battlefields and any Civil War attraction he could find. They had driven from here to Dallas and most everywhere in between, each time going somewhere different. Gus’ two young sons confess that although the museums were educational, their favorite road-trip memories were probably to Disney World and the beach. Needless to say, Gus has given his family a lifetime of memories, smiles, and laughter to cherish for many years to come.
Gus is survived by his loving and devoted wife Mary Ann of Wayne, his two sons; Mark of Butler, NJ and Craig and his wife Dayna of Somerset, NJ, two grandchildren; Lindsey and Tyler, and one brother; Vincent and his wife Raye of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was predeceased by his sister Mara Martarano in 2001.
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