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January 9, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-5 PM.
Entombment will be in Fairview Mausoleum in Fairview.
Samuel Magarelli age 101 passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 in Hilton Head, South Carolina.. His passing was quiet and peaceful with his loving son, Vito Magarelli, his wife Jean and his family at his bedside.
He was born in Molfetta, Italy came to America at age twelve with his Mother to join his Father who had moved here earlier. The family first settled in Hoboken where he lived most of his life, later living in Parsippany and Wayne before moving to Hilton Head to be close to his son Vito.
Sam had to leave school at age sixteen to help support his family and was fortunate to have his Father Vito who set him up in the barber shop business in Hoboken. He was popular with his customers and had a loyal clientele. He was affectionately called “Sam the Barber”, He also learned how to be a machinist and went to work for a company in Hoboken called Shulton which later moved to Nutley where he continued as a machinist during World War II and did well for himself as one of their lead machinists. When not working at Shulton he continued to operate his Barber Shop in his off work hours. When he moved to Parsippany he opened a Barber Shop there on Orston Road. He retired from Shulton at the age of sixty-five and at age seventy-five from cutting hair professionally except for family members.
Sam was gifted with a very positive and upbeat personality that caused others to admire him and call him a good friend. Somehow he always saw the good side of people and the positives in every situation. He will always be remembered as having a “soft and happy go lucky” demeanor. His family recalls that he never lost his temper, and was always kind and caring.
He also had music in his bones and played in a big band during the depression. He also was proficient playing the mandolin, guitar, the accordion and the Banjo always with great enthusiasm.
His family will always hold fond memories of this very devoted and loving family man. As a surprise to him, his close families and friends gathered in Hilton Head South Carolina in January 2007 to celebrate his 100th birthday. He had a grand time with his family gathered around him.
In 2007 he fell and broke his hip but even that did not dampen his love of life and upbeat personality.
Maria Antoinette and Sam had a “devoted and loving marriage” together for sixty-eight years until Maria’s passing in November of 1999.
Surviving are one son Vito Magarelli and his wife Jean of Hilton Head, South Carolina; two daughters Susana Facchini and her late husband, Joseph Facchini of Wayne and Diana DeCeglie and her husband Corrado of Secaucus; one brother Vincent Magarelli and his wife Terry of Woodbridge; one sister Angela Groom and her husband Robert of New Port News, Virginia; his grandchildren Maria and Rich Proctor of Hackenesack, Joanne and her husband Steven Ottomanelli of Wayne, Anita Facchini-Gleba of Wayne, Angela DeCeglie, Christopher Magarelli of Oregon, Kim and her husband Christian Gregory of Hilton Head, SC; his great grandchildren Lucia, Susanne and Joseph Anthony Ottomanelli, Katrina Renee and Paul Joseph Gleba, Noah Wyatt and Samuel Finn Gregory.
His brother Pasquale predeceased him in October of 2007 his sister Lucy Angione died earlier and his son in law Joseph Facchini in March 1998.
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Funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-5 PM.
Entombment will be in Fairview Mausoleum in Fairview.
January 9, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-5 PM.
Entombment will be in Fairview Mausoleum in Fairview.
Samuel Magarelli age 101 passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 in Hilton Head, South Carolina.. His passing was quiet and peaceful with his loving son, Vito Magarelli, his wife Jean and his family at his bedside.
He was born in Molfetta, Italy came to America at age twelve with his Mother to join his Father who had moved here earlier. The family first settled in Hoboken where he lived most of his life, later living in Parsippany and Wayne before moving to Hilton Head to be close to his son Vito.
Sam had to leave school at age sixteen to help support his family and was fortunate to have his Father Vito who set him up in the barber shop business in Hoboken. He was popular with his customers and had a loyal clientele. He was affectionately called “Sam the Barber”, He also learned how to be a machinist and went to work for a company in Hoboken called Shulton which later moved to Nutley where he continued as a machinist during World War II and did well for himself as one of their lead machinists. When not working at Shulton he continued to operate his Barber Shop in his off work hours. When he moved to Parsippany he opened a Barber Shop there on Orston Road. He retired from Shulton at the age of sixty-five and at age seventy-five from cutting hair professionally except for family members.
Sam was gifted with a very positive and upbeat personality that caused others to admire him and call him a good friend. Somehow he always saw the good side of people and the positives in every situation. He will always be remembered as having a “soft and happy go lucky” demeanor. His family recalls that he never lost his temper, and was always kind and caring.
He also had music in his bones and played in a big band during the depression. He also was proficient playing the mandolin, guitar, the accordion and the Banjo always with great enthusiasm.
His family will always hold fond memories of this very devoted and loving family man. As a surprise to him, his close families and friends gathered in Hilton Head South Carolina in January 2007 to celebrate his 100th birthday. He had a grand time with his family gathered around him.
In 2007 he fell and broke his hip but even that did not dampen his love of life and upbeat personality.
Maria Antoinette and Sam had a “devoted and loving marriage” together for sixty-eight years until Maria’s passing in November of 1999.
Surviving are one son Vito Magarelli and his wife Jean of Hilton Head, South Carolina; two daughters Susana Facchini and her late husband, Joseph Facchini of Wayne and Diana DeCeglie and her husband Corrado of Secaucus; one brother Vincent Magarelli and his wife Terry of Woodbridge; one sister Angela Groom and her husband Robert of New Port News, Virginia; his grandchildren Maria and Rich Proctor of Hackenesack, Joanne and her husband Steven Ottomanelli of Wayne, Anita Facchini-Gleba of Wayne, Angela DeCeglie, Christopher Magarelli of Oregon, Kim and her husband Christian Gregory of Hilton Head, SC; his great grandchildren Lucia, Susanne and Joseph Anthony Ottomanelli, Katrina Renee and Paul Joseph Gleba, Noah Wyatt and Samuel Finn Gregory.
His brother Pasquale predeceased him in October of 2007 his sister Lucy Angione died earlier and his son in law Joseph Facchini in March 1998.
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