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September 6, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 2-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 11, 2017 from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, where a 10:00 AM Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood, NJ.
Stephen A. Scoppettuolo, age 83, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
Born and raised in Newark, Stephen attended Westside High School where he excelled so much in sports, especially baseball, that he played on the varsity team his freshman year and was even offered a tryout with the New York Yankees.
After graduating high school, Stephen continued for a time doing what he had done since he was eleven years old, namely working for his father Michael in his lemon ice store.
Stephen proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict, attaining the rank of corporal.
While in high school, Stephen met his beloved wife Rose. It was during his time in the Army that he and Rose were united in marriage. Upon his return home to civilian life, he started working for the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Company and eventually opened his own business – South Orange Vacuum where he successfully sold and serviced vacuum cleaners for over forty years. He ran his business in Newark for many years before relocating it to South Orange.
Stephen and Rose enjoyed a happy and loving marriage in which they were blessed with six children. Unfortunately, sadness came into his life with Rose’s untimely passing in 1990. Eventually Stephen found love again when he met Lois Esposito. The two remained true companions for the past twenty-six years.
Stephen always loved rooting for his favorite sport teams – the New York Yankees and New York Giants, spending weekends in Atlantic City where he really enjoyed taking his chances with “lady luck”, and for many years spending warm, sunny days in Aruba. Of course, being at home in Wayne where he could be with his whole family was always his most favorite pastime. He loved big family birthday parties, being surrounded by those who loved him. He loved the companionship of Abby his cockapoo, and he was the ultimate grandfather and great grandfather to his many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Stephen especially was called upon when they were babies because no one could help them to stop crying and fussing better than him. He was so good at calming them down that his family started calling him “The Baby Whisperer.”
Stephen was predeceased by his beloved wife Rose Scoppettuolo in 1990. He is survived by his three daughters and three sons: Susan McHale, Steven Scoppettuolo and wife Joanne, Anthony Scoppettuolo and wife Lauren, Cindy Foster and husband Drew, Janet Scoppettuolo and companion Tony Dragotti, and Johnny Scoppettuolo and wife Lorraine; his beloved companion Lois Esposito and her three dear children: Randy Esposito and wife Jessica, Suzanne Esposito and Danny Esposito and fiancé Diane; his numerous adored grandchildren and great grandchildren; and dear brother Carmen Scoppettuolo and wife Maryann, and many loving nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Stephen was also predeceased by his three dear sisters: Minnie Scoppettuolo, Maryann Gambrino, and Genevieve Salerno, and his son-in-law Charlie McHale.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Stephen’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial Processing 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or at www.stjude.org.
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Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 2-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 11, 2017 from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, where a 10:00 AM Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood, NJ.
September 6, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 2-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 11, 2017 from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, where a 10:00 AM Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood, NJ.
Stephen A. Scoppettuolo, age 83, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
Born and raised in Newark, Stephen attended Westside High School where he excelled so much in sports, especially baseball, that he played on the varsity team his freshman year and was even offered a tryout with the New York Yankees.
After graduating high school, Stephen continued for a time doing what he had done since he was eleven years old, namely working for his father Michael in his lemon ice store.
Stephen proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict, attaining the rank of corporal.
While in high school, Stephen met his beloved wife Rose. It was during his time in the Army that he and Rose were united in marriage. Upon his return home to civilian life, he started working for the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Company and eventually opened his own business – South Orange Vacuum where he successfully sold and serviced vacuum cleaners for over forty years. He ran his business in Newark for many years before relocating it to South Orange.
Stephen and Rose enjoyed a happy and loving marriage in which they were blessed with six children. Unfortunately, sadness came into his life with Rose’s untimely passing in 1990. Eventually Stephen found love again when he met Lois Esposito. The two remained true companions for the past twenty-six years.
Stephen always loved rooting for his favorite sport teams – the New York Yankees and New York Giants, spending weekends in Atlantic City where he really enjoyed taking his chances with “lady luck”, and for many years spending warm, sunny days in Aruba. Of course, being at home in Wayne where he could be with his whole family was always his most favorite pastime. He loved big family birthday parties, being surrounded by those who loved him. He loved the companionship of Abby his cockapoo, and he was the ultimate grandfather and great grandfather to his many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Stephen especially was called upon when they were babies because no one could help them to stop crying and fussing better than him. He was so good at calming them down that his family started calling him “The Baby Whisperer.”
Stephen was predeceased by his beloved wife Rose Scoppettuolo in 1990. He is survived by his three daughters and three sons: Susan McHale, Steven Scoppettuolo and wife Joanne, Anthony Scoppettuolo and wife Lauren, Cindy Foster and husband Drew, Janet Scoppettuolo and companion Tony Dragotti, and Johnny Scoppettuolo and wife Lorraine; his beloved companion Lois Esposito and her three dear children: Randy Esposito and wife Jessica, Suzanne Esposito and Danny Esposito and fiancé Diane; his numerous adored grandchildren and great grandchildren; and dear brother Carmen Scoppettuolo and wife Maryann, and many loving nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Stephen was also predeceased by his three dear sisters: Minnie Scoppettuolo, Maryann Gambrino, and Genevieve Salerno, and his son-in-law Charlie McHale.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Stephen’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial Processing 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or at www.stjude.org.
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