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August 27, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, August 30, 2014 from 10-11:30 AM at the Calvary Gospel Church, 1559 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne followed by a Memorial Service at 11:30 AM at the church led by the Reverend James Hibbard. A luncheon will follow at the church.
Louis F. Curcio, age 79 of Wayne went to receive his Heavenly reward on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 with his family all gathered at his bedside as they sang “Amazing Grace” together.
Lou was a Paterson native, graduating from Paterson Technical High School with plans to become an electrician. He was soon drafted into the U.S. Army where he was trained as a cryptographer, delivering and receiving coded messages. Upon his discharge from the Army, he went to barber school in New York City. That was a unique experience that Lou often recounted, learning the barber trade by practicing on intoxicated bums that the school would bring in off the street. He also worked at Nabisco in Fairlawn before becoming a printing press operator at J. Josephson in South Hackensack, where he printed wallpaper. He worked at J. Josephson for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2000.
Lou met his wife Vera (nee Perone) in Paterson. She was going roller skating when he drove by and honked the horn at her! Later that day, he arrived at her home and met her on the front steps where he asked for her phone number. Although she gave it to him, Lou waited more than a month before mustering the courage to call her. After that first date to the movies, their relationship blossomed and they married on September 29, 1956. They took a honeymoon drive to Miami where they stayed at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Along the way to Miami, Lou was listening to the Yankees play in the World Series. He was getting frustrated as the radio reception faded in and out as they drove. He found a spot along the road with good reception and pulled over to listen as Don Larsen pitched a perfect game; the first and only in World Series history. Lou wasn’t willing to share all the details of their honeymoon, but that was certainly one of the most memorable for him. Upon their return, the couple settled in Paterson before moving to Wayne in 1971. They raised five children together, enjoying summer vacations to Seaside Heights and especially to “Aunt Nancy & Uncle Ernie’s” house in Delaware.
Lou became Born Again in 1972. He was introduced to the pastor at Calvary Gospel Church in Wayne. Lou became very involved in the church right from the start and soon became leader of the Bible study as well as a member of the Board. He was truly committed to the ministry of Christ and was grateful to the Lord for all the gifts he had enjoyed during his lifetime. He passed that Good Word on to his family and rejoiced when his son Louis became pastor of their church. Certainly Lou was greeted by his Savior as he entered the Eternal Kingdom.
Louis is survived by his loving wife of fifty eight years; Vera of Wayne, his five children; Sharon Mamary and her husband Joseph of Wayne, Rev. Louis Curcio and his wife Patricia of Wayne, Susan Torres and her husband Philip of Howell, NJ, Shirley Campbell of Zephyrhills, FL, and Lawrence Curcio and his wife Phuong of Hawthorne, NJ, ten grandchildren; Ralph, Leah, Louis, Albert, Ashely, Olivia, Amanda, Angelina, Joseph, and Breanna, four great grandchildren; Logan, Carra, Ava, Lucas, and one more on the way; brother, Sal and wife Argia of Lincoln Park, NJ; sister Rose and husband Dominick Fiorilla of Towanmencin, PA; sister Ann and husband Chuck Perone of Wayne, NJ; and sister Mary and husband Anthony Baker of Towamencin, PA.
Donations in Lou’s memory would be appreciated. Please consider the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, www.WoundedWarriorProject.org or the Calvary Gospel Church, 1559 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470
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Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, August 30, 2014 from 10-11:30 AM at the Calvary Gospel Church, 1559 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne followed by a Memorial Service at 11:30 AM at the church led by the Reverend James Hibbard. A luncheon will follow at the church.
August 27, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, August 30, 2014 from 10-11:30 AM at the Calvary Gospel Church, 1559 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne followed by a Memorial Service at 11:30 AM at the church led by the Reverend James Hibbard. A luncheon will follow at the church.
Louis F. Curcio, age 79 of Wayne went to receive his Heavenly reward on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 with his family all gathered at his bedside as they sang “Amazing Grace” together.
Lou was a Paterson native, graduating from Paterson Technical High School with plans to become an electrician. He was soon drafted into the U.S. Army where he was trained as a cryptographer, delivering and receiving coded messages. Upon his discharge from the Army, he went to barber school in New York City. That was a unique experience that Lou often recounted, learning the barber trade by practicing on intoxicated bums that the school would bring in off the street. He also worked at Nabisco in Fairlawn before becoming a printing press operator at J. Josephson in South Hackensack, where he printed wallpaper. He worked at J. Josephson for nearly thirty years before retiring in 2000.
Lou met his wife Vera (nee Perone) in Paterson. She was going roller skating when he drove by and honked the horn at her! Later that day, he arrived at her home and met her on the front steps where he asked for her phone number. Although she gave it to him, Lou waited more than a month before mustering the courage to call her. After that first date to the movies, their relationship blossomed and they married on September 29, 1956. They took a honeymoon drive to Miami where they stayed at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Along the way to Miami, Lou was listening to the Yankees play in the World Series. He was getting frustrated as the radio reception faded in and out as they drove. He found a spot along the road with good reception and pulled over to listen as Don Larsen pitched a perfect game; the first and only in World Series history. Lou wasn’t willing to share all the details of their honeymoon, but that was certainly one of the most memorable for him. Upon their return, the couple settled in Paterson before moving to Wayne in 1971. They raised five children together, enjoying summer vacations to Seaside Heights and especially to “Aunt Nancy & Uncle Ernie’s” house in Delaware.
Lou became Born Again in 1972. He was introduced to the pastor at Calvary Gospel Church in Wayne. Lou became very involved in the church right from the start and soon became leader of the Bible study as well as a member of the Board. He was truly committed to the ministry of Christ and was grateful to the Lord for all the gifts he had enjoyed during his lifetime. He passed that Good Word on to his family and rejoiced when his son Louis became pastor of their church. Certainly Lou was greeted by his Savior as he entered the Eternal Kingdom.
Louis is survived by his loving wife of fifty eight years; Vera of Wayne, his five children; Sharon Mamary and her husband Joseph of Wayne, Rev. Louis Curcio and his wife Patricia of Wayne, Susan Torres and her husband Philip of Howell, NJ, Shirley Campbell of Zephyrhills, FL, and Lawrence Curcio and his wife Phuong of Hawthorne, NJ, ten grandchildren; Ralph, Leah, Louis, Albert, Ashely, Olivia, Amanda, Angelina, Joseph, and Breanna, four great grandchildren; Logan, Carra, Ava, Lucas, and one more on the way; brother, Sal and wife Argia of Lincoln Park, NJ; sister Rose and husband Dominick Fiorilla of Towanmencin, PA; sister Ann and husband Chuck Perone of Wayne, NJ; and sister Mary and husband Anthony Baker of Towamencin, PA.
Donations in Lou’s memory would be appreciated. Please consider the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, www.WoundedWarriorProject.org or the Calvary Gospel Church, 1559 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470
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