Pasquale "Pat" Petrucci

Pasquale (Pat) Michael Petrucci, 77, of Manchester, NJ, passed away Friday, April 29th 2016, at his home, after a battle with a rare form of Adrenal Carcinoma diagnosed in December of 2015.

He was born and raised in West Haven, Connecticut. In his younger years he loved playing baseball and played the saxophone in his school band. He graduated from Quinnipiac University, attended Providence College, and Southern Connecticut State University. He held an MS and BS in Science, Strategic Business Management and Planning. During his work career and raising a family, he held titles such as President, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Employment had been with Clay Adams, a Div. of Becton Dickinson; Cuno a Div. of AMF; Worthington Diagnostics/Cooper Biomedical; Robert S. First, Int'l Inc.; Environmental Diagnostics; Akers Labs, Inc; Nanticoke Homes, Inc.; and most recently Consolidated Consulting, Fedirka Associates. Pat was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of Bordentown, NJ, a member of the Finance Committee, was a participant in the Prayer Group and other committees. When living in Magnolia, DE, he was a communicant of Wesley United Methodist Church of Dover, DE also participating on the Finance Committee, Men's Prayer Group and several other committees. He had lived with his wife Karen in Magnolia, Delaware for 18 years before moving back to NJ in 2014.

He was predeceased by his son, Anthony Petrucci and his parents, Louis Petrucci and Anne (Marrandino) Petrucci. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 25 years, Karen (Gray) Petrucci of Manchester, his son Louis M. and wife Debora Petrucci of NJ, his daughter Annemarie and husband Mark Vaupel of MN., his daughter-in-Law Suzanne Petrucci and stepchildren, Kimberly Kline (Domenic Iasevoli), Tammy and Ross, Delhagen, Sr., Kristen Cugliari (James Zapata) all of NJ. His passionately loved grandchildren; Robert and Benjamin Vaupel, MN., Ross Delhagen, Jr., Frank, Jr., Joseph and Nicholas Cugliari. Isabella and Adrianna Petrucci, Gabriella and Olivia Petrucci, Ashlynn and Kristina Delhagen, Katelynn Kline and Emily Iasevoli, of NJ. His sisters, Judith Menzo and Rosemarie Zbikowski of CT. Brothers-in-law Sal Menzo, Sr. the late Bob Zbikowski of CT, Lonnie Gray, John Gray, of TN, Mark and Maria Gray, PA, Kevin and Felicia Gray, John and Juleanne Smith, Timothy Gray, and sisters-in-Law, Jeanne Gray (Frank Izzo) NJ., Kathleen Gray, all of NJ and over 60 nieces, nephews and cousins of CT, DE, MA, NJ and TN.

Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 3 pm to 8 pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ. Funeral Services will be 11 am Wednesday, May 4, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Ave, Bordentown, NJ. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the MD Anderson Cancer Center, The Cooper Foundation, 200 Federal St., Suite 146, Camden, NJ 08103.