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June 28, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 2, 2018 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Rinaldo will be laid to rest at the Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum in Totowa.
Rinaldo Rascionato, 89 of Totowa, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He had lived in Totowa since 1981.
Rinaldo was the youngest of ten children, raised in Montella, Naples, Italy, and endured the hardships of World War II during the better part of his teenage years. He served his obligatory time in the Italian Army during the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Steady employment was difficult to come by in Italy at that time, but Rinaldo was able to find work in Corsica doing construction, and he later worked in a manufacturing plant in Switzerland. During that same time, he was writing letters to his childhood sweetheart; Emilia Garofalo. She had moved to America and was living in Paterson. After some time, she accepted his proposal and traveled back to Italy where they were married on August 2, 1965. Even then, he wasn’t able to come to America with Emilia and it took several months for him to secure all the necessary documentation. He arrived to America in 1966 and they started their wonderful life together, first living on Ryerson Ave in Paterson before moving to Totowa in 1981. Rinaldo worked at the Moire Corporation of Fair Lawn. He was a wonderful provider and did all he could to take great care of his wife and children. He and Emilia are just one month shy of their fifty-third anniversary.
Rinaldo always had many friends and was generous to a fault with all of them. There were some people that he seemed to do everything for, and he simply loved to help others. He volunteered often at their church; St. Mary’s on Union Ave in Paterson. He was an usher there, and also sang in the Italian Choir. He loved to sing and in Italy, as a young man, he was often hired to serenade. He also loved soccer and Juventus was his favorite team. He enjoyed reading the Italian newspaper, doing word searches, and of course; scratch-off lottery tickets. He leaves many family and wonderful friends who will miss him dearly.
Rinaldo is survived by his beloved wife; Emilia of Totowa, three children; Rosemary of Totowa, Emilio and his wife Lana of Totowa, and Daniella of Riverdale, two grandchildren; Nicole and Matthew of Totowa, as well as many nieces and nephews spread around the world. He was predeceased by all nine of his siblings, and by his son-in-law; David Hesson in 2016.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rinaldo’s memory to the Eternal World Television Network, “EWTN” and mail your donations to; 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL 35210 or donate online at www.ewtn.com
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 2, 2018 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Rinaldo will be laid to rest at the Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum in Totowa.
June 28, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 2, 2018 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Rinaldo will be laid to rest at the Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum in Totowa.
Rinaldo Rascionato, 89 of Totowa, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He had lived in Totowa since 1981.
Rinaldo was the youngest of ten children, raised in Montella, Naples, Italy, and endured the hardships of World War II during the better part of his teenage years. He served his obligatory time in the Italian Army during the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Steady employment was difficult to come by in Italy at that time, but Rinaldo was able to find work in Corsica doing construction, and he later worked in a manufacturing plant in Switzerland. During that same time, he was writing letters to his childhood sweetheart; Emilia Garofalo. She had moved to America and was living in Paterson. After some time, she accepted his proposal and traveled back to Italy where they were married on August 2, 1965. Even then, he wasn’t able to come to America with Emilia and it took several months for him to secure all the necessary documentation. He arrived to America in 1966 and they started their wonderful life together, first living on Ryerson Ave in Paterson before moving to Totowa in 1981. Rinaldo worked at the Moire Corporation of Fair Lawn. He was a wonderful provider and did all he could to take great care of his wife and children. He and Emilia are just one month shy of their fifty-third anniversary.
Rinaldo always had many friends and was generous to a fault with all of them. There were some people that he seemed to do everything for, and he simply loved to help others. He volunteered often at their church; St. Mary’s on Union Ave in Paterson. He was an usher there, and also sang in the Italian Choir. He loved to sing and in Italy, as a young man, he was often hired to serenade. He also loved soccer and Juventus was his favorite team. He enjoyed reading the Italian newspaper, doing word searches, and of course; scratch-off lottery tickets. He leaves many family and wonderful friends who will miss him dearly.
Rinaldo is survived by his beloved wife; Emilia of Totowa, three children; Rosemary of Totowa, Emilio and his wife Lana of Totowa, and Daniella of Riverdale, two grandchildren; Nicole and Matthew of Totowa, as well as many nieces and nephews spread around the world. He was predeceased by all nine of his siblings, and by his son-in-law; David Hesson in 2016.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rinaldo’s memory to the Eternal World Television Network, “EWTN” and mail your donations to; 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL 35210 or donate online at www.ewtn.com
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