Victor W. Corazza

Victor W. Corazza, 88, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the NJ Firemen's Home in Boonton, NJ. He was predeceased by his first wife Elizabeth in 1968, and his second wife Mary in 2007.
Born in Freeland, Corazza lived in Glen Ridge and Rileyville. He was a WWII veteran. He had retired from the Glen Ridge Post Office in 1977, and was also a volunteer fireman in Glen Ridge for many years. Upon retirement, Corazza fulfilled a lifelong dream of purchasing a farm in Rileyville, where he lived with his life for many years. Throughout his lifetime he was always willing to help others and he instilled that trait in his family.
He is survived by fis five sons; Kevin and his wife Cecelia, Jack and his wife Linda, Richard and his wife Susan, Victor and his wife Ruth, and David and his wife Mary; seven daughters, Mary Terry and her husband George, Clair Wadeland and her husband Len, Theresa Sobolak and her husband Hank, Kathleen Banks, Donna Corazza, Beth Cumming and her husband Scott, and Louise Busby and her husband Patrick; one sister, Cecelia; 34 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by William and Joseph Corazza.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the O'Boyle Funeral Home, 309 Broad St., Bloomfield, NJ, on Friday at 9 a.m. The funeral mass will be offered in Sacred Heart Church, Bloomfield, NJ at 10 a.m.
Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Bloomfield.
The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations to your local fire department or a charity of your choice are appreciated.