Peter J Scibetta

Peter J. Scibetta, age 93 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2020 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Peter was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ and was one of eleven children to Biagio and Sarah Scibetta.  Peter grew up in the midst of the Great Depression as many people of the “Greatest Generation” did.  Peter at an early age harnessed the incredible work ethic that would fuel his career and character throughout his life.  When he was only eight years old, his brothers Benny and Carl took him to New York City where he shined shoes.  Peter gave the money that he earned directly to his parents to help support the family. Peter was employed by the United States Post Office sorting mail on trains in New York State for many years, eventually transferring to the Post Office in Paterson, gaining the title of Supervisor, and retiring nearly forty years ago.

Throughout Peter’s life he did whatever had to be done and more to support and provide for his family.  He was willing to work two jobs, often overnight pulling double shifts.  One of the main goals early in Peter’s life was to work and save enough money so that he would be able to move his growing family from Jersey City to the Town of Wayne, which he did in 1958.  Peter also worked for A&P part time at night as a clerk for twenty years as well as for Skyline Auto Exchange as a driver for twenty years.

After graduating from Ferris High School in 1945, Peter thought he would be spending his summer at the beaches of the Jersey Shore.  However, the United States Army had something different in mind.  Instead of soaking up the sun at the beach, Peter spent his summer in Fort Dix at basic training.  Peter served honorably in the United States Army from 1945 -1947, stationed in Fort Devins, MA barracks.  There he discharged GI’s returning from Europe.  Also while stationed in Fort Devins, he and his army buddies once had lunch with Louella Parsons, a famous journalist.

On January 7, 1951 Peter married the love of his life Mary Bogan.  Peter and Mary cherished nearly seventy years of loving and loyal marriage, and raised their ten children together.  Some of Peter’s most treasured past times included watching his beloved NY Giants and his favorite college football teams, Clemson and LSU on TV.  Peter also cherished traveling to various destinations throughout the world including Paris, Lourdes, Canada, and Mexico.  One of his most frequented destinations was Italy.  He traveled with his wife five times to Rome, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Venice, Pisa and Sicily where he was treated “like a king.” He spent many hours watching travel videos of Italy. Peter also enjoyed watching cowboy movies, particularly movies with Clint Walker. He also enjoyed movies with Errol Flynn, James Cagney and Judy Garland. He was a fan of the opera, as well.   Peter was also devoted to his Catholic Faith. He was one of the founding members of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne as well as a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus.  Above all of Peter’s interests and hobbies, his greatest passion was providing for and spending time with his family.  He was a very generous man, never forgetting any of his children’s or grandchildren’s birthdays. Peter was a truly special person who touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew him.

Peter is survived by his wife Mary (nee Bogan) of Wayne, ten children; Peter and his wife Barbara, Mary Jane Doud and her husband Tommy, Bernadette, John and his wife Marianne, Sarah Nunziata and her husband Tom, Frances Moraca and her deceased husband Pete, Blaise, Edward and Irene, Michael and his wife Allyson, Nancy Meyer and her husband Dave, two brothers; Paul and his wife Lucille, and Joseph, one sister; Anna Marie Cavanaugh, twenty-one grandchildren; Brian Scibetta and his wife Shadi, David Scibetta, Christopher, Ryan, and Kate Doud, Michael Zeigler and his fiancée Kate Woodward, Samantha Scibetta, Jacqueline and her fiancé Mike Bollard, Allessandra Scibetta, Melanie Nunziata, Thomas Nunziata and his wife Samantha, Ann Ziata, Amanda and Peter Moraca, Elena Scibetta, Bethany Scibetta, Kayla, Shayna, Heather, Sabrina, and Chloe Meyer, one great-grandchild Sophia Mann, and 49 nieces and nephews.  Peter was predeceased by his siblings; Biagio (Benny), Carl, and Gabriel Scibetta, Lillian Stinziano, and Virginia (Dolly) Loredo, and by his infant daughter, Theresa.