Pasquale E. "Pete" Vascimini

Pasquale E. Vascimini, "Pete" as he was affectionately known by so many, was called home to the Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family.
Pete was born in Brooklyn, NY, the second child of Pasquale and Virginia Vascimini. After graduating New Utrecht High School and the RCA Institute, Pete focused his attention on mastering the skills being taught to him by his father, who was a master carpenter and violin maker. Pete adapted those skills along with his brothers and they became expert furniture makers. The brothers soon established their own furniture business, Vascimini Bros. Inc., which became a local icon in Brooklyn, NY.
Pete met the love of his life, Louise, at a church dance and married in 1954. They spent nearly 70 years together. Pete and Louise began their married life in Brooklyn and raised three beautiful children. They enjoyed their second home on the Long Island shore with their family for many years. Eventually, they spent their retirement residing in Chestnut Ridge, NY. Together with his family, Pete celebrated his 100th birthday last February.
Pete is survived by his loving wife, Louise of Chestnut Ridge, his daughter, Virginia Vuolo and her husband, Anthony of Upper Saddle River, NJ, his daughter Theresa Fosdal and her husband, Robert of West Hartford, CT, his son, Pasquale Vascimini and his wife, Rebeca of Stamford, CT and his sister-in-law, Nancy DeFelippi of Wyckoff, NJ. Also surviving and left to carry on their grandfather's legacy are: Victoria Fosdal and her husband, Christopher Antonacci, Joseph Vuolo, Christine Vuolo and Gabriela Vascimini. Pete was predeceased by his parents, Pasquale and Virginia Vascimini, and his siblings: John, Frank, Margaret and Elizabeth.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, June 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM at Our Lady of Mercy RC Church, 2 Fremont Avenue, Park Ridge, NJ 07645. Entombment will follow at St. John Cemetery, 80-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11379.
As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations in Pete's memory to Our Lady of Mercy Academy, www.olmacademy.org/giving, 25 Fremont Avenue, Park Ridge, NJ 07645 would be appreciated.