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June 4, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 2-5 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 5 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
Harold F. Fioravanti, age 97 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He had been a resident of Wayne since 1955.
Harold had been a millwright with Essex County Carpenters Union and had installed machinery in many manufacturing facilities throughout the area. He retired in 1980 after a career of more than forty years.
Born in Brooklyn, Harold moved to West Milford, NJ with his family when he was just five years old. His family owned a boarding house. Harold was fortunate to meet a girl named Beatrice from Brooklyn. She would spend the summers just down the street from Harold, at her family’s home in West Milford. The two of them hit it off and dated for several years while Harold began his career as a carpenter. Their relationship took a detour when Harold was called to serve in U.S. Army during World War II.
Harold served for more than four years and rose to the rank of Communications Chief with the U.S. Army Air Corps. The Army trained him as a Signal Corps Radio Operator. He was involved in battles throughout India, Burma, and the East Indies and awarded the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
Upon his return from the service, he married Beatrice on October 4, 1947 at her church in Brooklyn. They first settled in Orange, NJ and lived a short while in Bellville while Harold built her a home in Wayne, where they had planned to grow old together. Sadly, after just twenty years of marriage, Beatrice was diagnosed with Leukemia and passed away suddenly in 1967.
During his retirement, Harold enjoyed golfing, bowling Sunday mornings at T-Bowl in Wayne, and fixing things. He was a bit of a perfectionist with just about everything. During his career as a millwright, he understood the importance of precision and when his daughter purchased a home that was more than 100 years old, he took it upon himself to re-hang every door, making sure that they opened and closed perfectly. He also attended countless sporting activities with his grandchildren, including soccer and baseball games. He loved his grandchildren dearly and was very proud to have become a great-grandfather for a second time just a few weeks ago. He will be dearly missed by all of his family.
Harold is survived by his daughter Elissa Blodgett and her husband Gary of Scotia, NY, one son; Steven and his girlfriend Marie of Wayne, five grandchildren; Erika, Jeremy, Dustin, Steven, and Jesse, and his two great-grandchildren: Carter and Dillon. He was predeceased by his beloved Beatrice in 1967, his two sisters; Sophie Barbanti and Flora Ferick, and one brother; Jerry Fioravanti.
Donations in Harold’s memory would be greatly appreciated. Please consider The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or visit their website at www.lls.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 2-5 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 5 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
June 4, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 2-5 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 5 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
Harold F. Fioravanti, age 97 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He had been a resident of Wayne since 1955.
Harold had been a millwright with Essex County Carpenters Union and had installed machinery in many manufacturing facilities throughout the area. He retired in 1980 after a career of more than forty years.
Born in Brooklyn, Harold moved to West Milford, NJ with his family when he was just five years old. His family owned a boarding house. Harold was fortunate to meet a girl named Beatrice from Brooklyn. She would spend the summers just down the street from Harold, at her family’s home in West Milford. The two of them hit it off and dated for several years while Harold began his career as a carpenter. Their relationship took a detour when Harold was called to serve in U.S. Army during World War II.
Harold served for more than four years and rose to the rank of Communications Chief with the U.S. Army Air Corps. The Army trained him as a Signal Corps Radio Operator. He was involved in battles throughout India, Burma, and the East Indies and awarded the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
Upon his return from the service, he married Beatrice on October 4, 1947 at her church in Brooklyn. They first settled in Orange, NJ and lived a short while in Bellville while Harold built her a home in Wayne, where they had planned to grow old together. Sadly, after just twenty years of marriage, Beatrice was diagnosed with Leukemia and passed away suddenly in 1967.
During his retirement, Harold enjoyed golfing, bowling Sunday mornings at T-Bowl in Wayne, and fixing things. He was a bit of a perfectionist with just about everything. During his career as a millwright, he understood the importance of precision and when his daughter purchased a home that was more than 100 years old, he took it upon himself to re-hang every door, making sure that they opened and closed perfectly. He also attended countless sporting activities with his grandchildren, including soccer and baseball games. He loved his grandchildren dearly and was very proud to have become a great-grandfather for a second time just a few weeks ago. He will be dearly missed by all of his family.
Harold is survived by his daughter Elissa Blodgett and her husband Gary of Scotia, NY, one son; Steven and his girlfriend Marie of Wayne, five grandchildren; Erika, Jeremy, Dustin, Steven, and Jesse, and his two great-grandchildren: Carter and Dillon. He was predeceased by his beloved Beatrice in 1967, his two sisters; Sophie Barbanti and Flora Ferick, and one brother; Jerry Fioravanti.
Donations in Harold’s memory would be greatly appreciated. Please consider The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or visit their website at www.lls.org.
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