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January 28, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 8:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
Nicholas Riciputo age 87 of Wayne died unexpectedly at home on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Born and raised in Syracuse, NY, he graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class. He was awarded a full scholarship and later graduated from The University of Syracuse through the Naval Officers program as a First Lieutenant and immediately went into active duty during WWII. He was stationed throughout the Pacific theatre and specialized in decoding messages for the Navy.
In 1946 he married Juliette (Nicholosi) in a double-ceremony with Juliette’s sister, Carmella. These double-weddings were always exciting occasions in the years after the War ended. He was truly in love and devoted to his wife until her passing in 2003.
Nicholas was a lifelong, active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pompton Lakes, NJ. He was also a dedicated member of the BPO Elks in Wayne, as well as on a national level. He volunteered much of his time to the Cerebral Palsy Center in Clifton, a facility run by the Elks, and truly enjoyed his work there. Nicholas will be greatly missed by his community; Pines Lake in Wayne, where he was a very active resident. He founded the Pines Lake Sailing Club, was a former Commodore of Pines Lake, and a past president of the Pines Lake Association. During his tenure with the Pines Lake Association, he successfully had the ‘New Resident Application’ modified to remove the question regarding which religion the applicant was; he believed strongly that such a thing should have no bearing on whether a person should live in Pines Lake or not, and he was proud to have accomplished this.
Nicholas is survived by his sister Maria Grace Karlik and her husband Paul of Syracuse, NY, two nieces; Arlene Mac Allen and her husband Tom of Ringwood, NJ, and Judy Poultney and her husband Jim of Wayne, two grand-nephews; Ian and Garret Mac Allen both of Jersey City, NJ, and one grand-niece; Michelle Poultney of Wayne. He was also predeceased by his brother Angelo and sister Josephine.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that you consider a donation in Nicholas’ memory to the Crippled Children’s Fund, c/o the Wayne Elks, 50 Hinchman Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470. You can print out a donation form by clicking on the link below that says "Print out donation form". Using this form will ensure that you donations are properly received and acknowledged to his family.
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Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 8:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
January 28, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 8:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
Nicholas Riciputo age 87 of Wayne died unexpectedly at home on Monday, January 28, 2008.
Born and raised in Syracuse, NY, he graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class. He was awarded a full scholarship and later graduated from The University of Syracuse through the Naval Officers program as a First Lieutenant and immediately went into active duty during WWII. He was stationed throughout the Pacific theatre and specialized in decoding messages for the Navy.
In 1946 he married Juliette (Nicholosi) in a double-ceremony with Juliette’s sister, Carmella. These double-weddings were always exciting occasions in the years after the War ended. He was truly in love and devoted to his wife until her passing in 2003.
Nicholas was a lifelong, active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pompton Lakes, NJ. He was also a dedicated member of the BPO Elks in Wayne, as well as on a national level. He volunteered much of his time to the Cerebral Palsy Center in Clifton, a facility run by the Elks, and truly enjoyed his work there. Nicholas will be greatly missed by his community; Pines Lake in Wayne, where he was a very active resident. He founded the Pines Lake Sailing Club, was a former Commodore of Pines Lake, and a past president of the Pines Lake Association. During his tenure with the Pines Lake Association, he successfully had the ‘New Resident Application’ modified to remove the question regarding which religion the applicant was; he believed strongly that such a thing should have no bearing on whether a person should live in Pines Lake or not, and he was proud to have accomplished this.
Nicholas is survived by his sister Maria Grace Karlik and her husband Paul of Syracuse, NY, two nieces; Arlene Mac Allen and her husband Tom of Ringwood, NJ, and Judy Poultney and her husband Jim of Wayne, two grand-nephews; Ian and Garret Mac Allen both of Jersey City, NJ, and one grand-niece; Michelle Poultney of Wayne. He was also predeceased by his brother Angelo and sister Josephine.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that you consider a donation in Nicholas’ memory to the Crippled Children’s Fund, c/o the Wayne Elks, 50 Hinchman Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470. You can print out a donation form by clicking on the link below that says "Print out donation form". Using this form will ensure that you donations are properly received and acknowledged to his family.
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