Antonino Brucchieri Obituary (1944 - 2020)

Antonino Brucchieri, son of Guiseppe and Concetta Brucchieri, was born on May 12, 1944 in Cerami, Sicily and passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020. A Mass will be offered on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell, N.J., followed by the interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell. (Due to COVID 19 restrictions please wear your mask and keep with social distancing at all times at both the church and cemetery) Visitation will be private under the direction of Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial in Caldwell, N.J. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Grace Brucchieri, their four children, Joseph, Anthony, Angelo and Marissa and their respective spouses Katherine, Jenna, Ria and Nick, his seven grandchildren, Lily, Antonio, Christopher, Bella, Rosie, Benjamin and Violet and his siblings Maria Palker, Michael Brucchieri and Linda Brucchieri. Caldwell was the only home Nino knew outside of Sicily and it was in this town in 1973 at Saint Aloysius Church where he met the love of his life and when one coffee date turned into years of happiness and uncompromising joy. They were soulmates and Grace was with him until his very last day. Nino worked as a skilled electrician and became a successful real estate entrepreneur in the city he loved but it is his fun and loving spirit, his work ethic and motto "work is the best medicine," his laughter, his hugs, his dance moves and his outpouring of love for his children and grandchildren that will be missed most. He was a family man who worked hard, who always put his family first and never complained. He was selfless in every sense of the word and was loved by family, friends, tenants and so many others who knew him. Heaven gained the hardest working angel where he was embraced by his and Grace's parents, her sister, Veronica, and his brother Angelo. We know Nino will be looking down on his family and protecting us all, and until we meet again, he will be sorely missed, never forgotten and always remembered.