Joseph Mark Ricciardi

Joseph Mark Ricciardi, 71, of Verona, N.J., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.
A Mass will be offered at Our Lady of the Lake Church, 32 Lakeside Ave, Verona, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 at 10 a.m., followed by the entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
Arrangements are by Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell.
Born in Newark, Mr. Ricciardi was a resident of South Orange for many years before moving to Verona 12 years ago.
Mr. Ricciardi was employed by the Jewish Ledger as a reporter, and later as a copy editor for Wiley & Sons Publishers before retiring as a typesetter for Paulist Press.
He was the beloved son of Nicholas and Jacqueline (nee Weber) Ricciardi; loved brother of Thomas Ricciardi and his wife, Maureen, Mary Ann Nevins and her husband, Charles, Walter Ricciardi and his wife, Clara, and Regina Lee and her husband, James, and dear uncle to many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Ricciardi's name to St. Jude's Hospital or Water Wells for Africa, through his personal memorial donation page at www.inmemof.org/joseph-m-ricciardi, would be appreciated.