Paul J. Donzella

Paul J. Donzella Longtime Nutley resident, beloved husband and father, 66 Paul J. Donzella, 66, of Nutley, N.J., passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at the Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, N.J. A funeral service will be celebrated at the Biondi Funeral Home of Nutley, 540 Franklin Ave., on Friday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. Visitation will be on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. The entombment will be at Glendale Chapel Mausoleum, Bloomfield, N.J. Mr. Donzella was born in Newark, N.J., and was raised in Verona. He was a 1966 graduate of Verona High School and was a 1970 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, N.J., where he earned his B.S. degree in business. Upon graduation, Mr. Donzella was employed by the First National State Bank of New Jersey, where he met his loving wife of 38 years, Linda (nee Iacobelli) Donzella. Recently, Mr. Donzella was employed by the Cheeseworks Company, Ringwood, N.J., as a credit and collections manager before retiring. He was a member of the Nutley UNICO and an avid Yankees fan and bowler. He was a member of the Brunswick/ Belleville A.C. Challenge Bowling League. Mr. Donzella is survived by his wife, Linda; his cherished children, Anthony Donzella and his wife, Victoria, and his daughter, Alaina Donzella-Grant and her husband, Jeremy. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank Donzella and Clara (nee Xifo) Donzella, and his brother, Frank Donzella. In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tenn. 38101, www.stjude.org.