Obituary of Pietro Lombardo

Lombardo, Pietro "Pete" age 79 of Totowa at rest in Totowa on October 8, 2018. Beloved husband of fifty one years of the former Carmela DeFabrizio of Totowa. Loving Father of Maria P. Letizia and her husband James of North Haledon and Jerry "Ciriaco" Lombardo of Totowa. Dear grandfather of Ryan J. Letizia and Emma C. Letizia. Brother of Anna Togni of Switzerland, Carmela Salerno of Switzerland, Flavia Salerno of Italy, Assunta Carella of Italy and Raffaele Lombardo of Switzerland. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. Born in Santa Paolina, Prov. di Avellino, Italy, he came to the U.S.A in 1968 settling in Paterson before moving to Totowa in 1993. He was a Truck Driver for Yanuzzi Demolition and Recycling, Hillsboro for many years before retiring in 2013. Mr. Lombardo was a member of the Roma Club, Woodland Park. He enjoyed tending to his vegetable garden and fig trees. He enjoyed traveling with his family and grandchildren, and was an avid Soccer Fan, a WWE Fan, and a N.Y. Giant Fan. He was also an excellent handyman. He cherished time spent with his family and grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, on Friday at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. James R.C. Church, Totowa at 9:30 AM. Entombment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Mausoleum, Totowa. Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00-8:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis , TN 38105 would be appreciated.