Giovanni Palumbo Obituary (1944 - 2019)

Giovanni Palumbo of West Orange and formerly Orange, NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 31st at the age of 75. Visiting will be held in Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell, NJ on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd from 4-8 PM. The Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday , September 4th at 10 AM in St. Lucy's Church, Newark, NJ. Entombment to follow in Hollywood Memorial Park, Union. Mr. Palumbo was born in Alberona, Italy and emigrated to Orange, NJ in 1973. He also resided in Whippany for many years before settling in West Orange. He was employed as a laborer for Local 1152 in South Orange, NJ for over 20 years before retirement. Giovanni is the beloved husband of Rosetta (nee D'Aquila); loving father of Leonardo Palumbo and his wife Jennifer and Maria Lombardo and her husband Alessandro; dear brother of Rochina Zizza and the late Lucia D'Andrea, Carlo Palumbo and Francesco Palumbo; cherished grandfather of Francesco, Giuliana, Giovanni and Marianna. In lieu of flowers please make donations in his memory to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215.