John C. Brugaletta

John C. Brugaletta, age 92, of Wayne passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2022 while receiving the loving care of his family.

John was raised in Haledon and was one of 4 children. Following his high school graduation, John found work at Food Fair in Paterson. While at Food Fair, John worked alongside a lovely young woman named Caroline Maratta. John asked Caroline out on a date and picked her up in his mother’s car (which he told Caroline was his). As fate would have it, they fell in love and while at church one Sunday afternoon John proposed to Caroline. The couple became husband and wife on April 20, 1952 and honeymooned in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

After getting married, John and Caroline settled in Paterson and moved into an apartment on Union Ave just upstairs from Caroline’s parents. During their time in Paterson, the couple welcomed the births of both their daughters Carol Ann and Judy. In 1963, as their family grew, Caroline, John and their two children moved to Wayne. The couple remained in Wayne for the rest of their lives together. John worked for Instrument Specialties in Little Falls and then went to Weiss – Aug Co. where he retired. He and Caroline cherished sixty-seven years of loving and loyal marriage together. John was a devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather. He also enjoyed being a Scout Leader in his early years, fishing and camping. John and his family frequented the Jersey Shore points such as Seaside Heights and Wildwood Crest during the summer for many memorable family vacations. John was a very special person who touched the lives of many people and will be missed by everyone that knew him.

John was the lovely husband of the late Caroline Brugaletta (d2020). Devoted father to Carol Ann Johanson and her husband Frank of Rockaway, and Judy Hanenberg and her husband Jay of Wayne, beloved brother to Ann Joseph and her husband Bill of Toms River, NJ, five grandchildren; Keith D. Hanenberg and his wife Katie, Kevin Hanenberg and his wife Brooke, Renee Ross and her husband Tim, Lori DellaValle and her husband Jeff, and Michelle Johanson, and eight great grandchildren; Tyler and Jared Hanenberg, Hadley and Kendall Ross, Leah and Kaylee Hanenberg, Sophia and Joseph Jeffrey DellaValle.