Obituary of Giuseppe Giovanni Santangelo

On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 8:27 AM Carolina Ambinder <carolinaambinder@gmail.com> wrote: Watchung: Giuseppe Giovanni Santangelo (known to friends as Giovanni or John), age 86, passed away on Wednesday June 13, 2018 at his home in Watchung. Born and raised in Cantalupo Italy, Giovanni had emigrated to Montreal in 1953 where he met and married his wife and then moved to Brooklyn, NY in 1959 where they settled to raise their family. He moved to Watchung 18 years ago to watch his grandchildren grow. Prior to his retirement Giovanni had worked as a labor foremen building bridges and seawalls; he worked on the Verazanno Bridge and helped lay the foundation of the original Twin Towers. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Apollonia (Fascia); a son Joseph Santangelo and his wife Graceann; a daughter Carolina Santangelo Ambinder and her husband Lloyd; and his younger sister Isabella (Sabina). He is also survived by his three grandchildren Zoe, Christian and Hannah. A visitation will be held on Saturday June 16, 2018 7 pm to 9 pm and on Sunday June 17, 2018 2 pm to 4 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm at Higgins Home for Funerals 752 Mountain Blvd. Watchung NJ Funeral services will begin at 9 am on Monday at the funeral home followed by a 10 am Funeral Mass at St. Mary's Stony Hill RC Church in Watchung. The entombment will be held at Resurrection Cemetary in Piscataway.