Manuel J. "Manny" Sosa

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Manuel Sosa Obituary

Manuel J. "Manny" Sosa

Hackettstown

Manuel J. "Manny" Sosa, of Hackettstown passed away on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 at NYU Langone Medical Center. Manny was born January 2, 1944 in Cardenas, Cuba. He was the son of the late Pablo and Rosalia (Hernandez) Sosa. Manny was a Financial Advisor with Lincoln Investment Planning. He was an avid reader, enjoyed dancing and golfing. He was a Veteran of the Vietnam War, member of the American Legion Post #0164, a member of the VFW Post 2833 and DAV.

Manny is survived by his wife, Barbara (Coppola) Sosa; 2 daughters, Jamie Bressler and husband Richard, Morgan Sosa-LaBohne and husband Christopher; 2 brothers, Pablo Sosa and wife Maria, Antonio Sosa and wife Tere; 1 stepson, Christopher Powell; 2 step daughters, Sondra Powell and Jennifer Koroski and husband Michael, and 7 grandchildren, Maggie, Emerson, Quinn, Gavin, Matthew, Michael, and Joseph.

Visiting hours will be on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 from 12 noon - 3pm. Following visitation a memorial service will begin at 3:00 pm at the funeral home with Rev. Joseph McCarthy officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Shriner's Childrens Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 in memory of Manny. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. www.cochranfuneral.com

Published by Daily Record on Oct. 22, 2014.
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I was very saddened to hear of Manny's passing. He was a WONDERFUL person who I had the honor of working with for many years at Lincoln Investment Planning. I will miss him tremendously. My thoughts and prayers are with the Sosa family.

Belinda Triplett, Philadelphia, PA

October 29, 2014

Jamie & Morgan,
So sorry to hear of the loss of your father. I know you & the grandchildren will miss him dearly.

Donna SeKoch

October 28, 2014

It was so disheartening to hear about Manny's passing this afternoon. He was so kind and helpful to his clients at Lincoln Investment. I will really miss him. My condolences to his family !
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Awa Sall

October 22, 2014

So sorry to hear that Manny has passed! He was a wonderful person who always had a smile on his face and was laughing. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Kimberly M

October 22, 2014

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