Obituary of John R Costanza

Mr. John R. Costanza, age 72, died on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield. Mr. Costanza was born in New York City and has lived in North Plainfield for almost 50 years. Mr. Costanza worked for the Celanese Company in Summit for 35 years as a Research Chemist retiring in 1992. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading, computers but most of all spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Ritchie Costanza; his son Robert Costanza and his wife Stephanie of VA; his daughter Joanne Costanza of NJ and his other son Will Costanza and his wife Tami of GA. Also 4 grandchildren, Nick, Anthony, Steven and Joseph Costanza. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 9th at 10 a.m. in the Higgins Home for Funerals, 461 Somerset Street, North Plainfield with Rev. Robert Martin officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. in the funeral home. Cremation will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund. 120 Wall Street, 19th Floor, NY, NY 10005 or to the Stem Cell Research Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 in his memory would be appreciated.