Peter Joseph Spinelli

Peter Joseph Spinelli obituary, Hawthorne, NJ

Peter Joseph Spinelli

Peter Spinelli Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home - Hawthorne on Mar. 18, 2022.

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Spinelli, Peter Joseph, age 71, of West Milford, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Born in Paterson, Peter was raised in Hawthorne and had lived in West Milford for more than 50 years. He had been the owner and operator of Weeping Pine Nursery for many years.
Peter was the beloved son of the late Anthony and Rose (nee: Torquato) Spinelli. Loving brother of Carmela Ringma of Jupiter, FL, Al Spinelli of Naples, Italy, Rachial Spinelli and her husband Fritz Dittmar of Hawthorne, Antoinette Brienza of Wyckoff, Rosemarie Spinelli-Drenth of Barnet, VT and the late Steve Spinelli. He is survived by his beloved step-daughter, Alexandria Varcadipane and her husband Nick Bartolone of West Milford. Peter is also survived by many nieces and nephews in Italy and New Jersey, especially his beloved nephew John Ringma of Wyckoff.
Friends may visit with the family from 2-6 pm on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne.

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