Obituary of John A Curcio

Curcio, John A of Hawthorne at rest in Ridgewood on December 27, 2006. Beloved husband of the former Carolyn C. Leeds. Father of John F. Curcio. Father of Gail Pietruszka. Grandfather of Dawn Hoefler, Carolyn Martin, John C. Curcio, and Thomas Curcio. Great grandfather of Kaitlyn Hoefler, Jason Tyler Hoefler, and Andrew John Hoefler. Uncle of Lawrence and Michael DeLorenzo. Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Festa Memorial Funeral Home 111 Union Blvd., Totowa. Committal will be private. Donations may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital PO Box 50, Memphis,TN, 38101-0050. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com OBITUARY John A. Curcio age 82 of Hawthorne died Wednesday. Born in Paterson, NJ he lived in Fairlawn from 1952-1998, then Toms River from 1998-2004 before moving to Hawthorne. He was a Production Control Manager for Laytham Foundry, Paterson, NJ from 1948-1974. From 1974-1990 he worked for Circle Design and Manufacturing, Glen Rock, NJ. He was the proprietor for Johnnys Texaco Gasoline Station, Paterson. Mr. Curcio was a member of the Bergen/ Passaic Elks Lodge. He was Chairman of the Crippled Childrens Committee in Paramus. He was a member of the Bartenders, Waiters, and Waitresses Union. He was a Bartender at Steves Restaurant in Elmwood Park. Survivors include his wife: The former Carolyn C. Leeds of Hawthorne, NJ A son: John F. Curcio of Garfield, NJ A daughter: Gail Pietruszka of Hawthorne, NJ Also survived by 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 2 nephews. Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa is in charge of arrangements.