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Gaetano Vitale Obituary
AGE: 92 • Berkeley Twp.
Gaetano Vitale, age 92, of the Holiday City at Berkeley section of Berkeley Township died on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Newark, he lived in East Hanover before moving to Holiday City in 2001. Mr. Vitale was a United States Army veteran of World War II, attached to the Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to his retirement, he was a self employed mason, and was a member of Bricklayer and Allied Crafts Local 4, Fairfield. He was a member of VFW Post 2619, Roseland and the Elks of Toms River.
He was predeceased by his wife Hazel in 2007, and his brothers, Nicholas, Vincent, and Louis. Surviving are his children, Bernadette Rodola and her husband David of Illinois, Gaetano Vitale Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Bristol, Pa, and Nicholas Vitale and his wife Nora of Lake Hiawatha; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Wednesday from 9-11am at Horizon Funeral and Cremation Services, 1329 Route 37 West, Toms River. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:30am at St. Maximilian Kolbe RC Church, Holiday City. Entombment will follow at Saint Catharine Cemetery, Wall Township.
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June 10, 2015
Gaetano certainly left his mark on Toms River, and the Holiday City Community. He was still driving; still playing darts in the Happy Hour Dart League; still having an afternoon cocktail; still chatting about his roots; his profession as a mason; his service to our Country and in general his Love of Life. I am honored to have known him and he will be missed by many. Diane Cassitta
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