Obituary of Ciro J Aragona

CLERGY INFORMATION Name: Ciro J Aragona Age: 95 Address: 3227 Franklin Lane, Fox Hills Rockaway, NJ 07866-3027 Date of Birth: October 12, 1918 Place of Birth: Manhattan, NY Date of Death: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Place of Death: Saint Clare's Hospital - Denville, Denville, NJ Marital Status: Married Marie L. Blanda on Apr. 27, 1946 at St. Anthony’s Church in East Newark, NJ Informant: Marie L Blanda Aragona, 3227 Franklin Lane, Rockaway, NJ 07866-3027 SERVICES Day/Date: Friday, June 13, 2014 Time: 10:30 am Place: St. Bernard Parish Of Clairvaux Day/Date: Friday, June 13, 2014 Time: 12:15 pm Place: Holy Rood Cemetery Clergy: Father Alfred Lampron Interment: Holy Rood Cemetery , Morristown, NJ, Friday, June 13, 2014 at 12:15 pm Visitation: Thursday, June 12, 2014 2-4 & 7-9pm at Norman Dean Home for Services, Inc., 16 Righter Avenue, Denville, NJ SURVIVORS Relationship Name City & State Wife Marie L Blanda Rockaway, NJ Son Steven Aragona Nutley, NJ Son & Daughter In-law David & Antonetta Aragona Montville, NJ Granddaughter Christina Aragona Granddaughter & Husband Jennifer & Alexander Lindroth Aragona Grandson David Aragona Granddaughter Diane Aragona Steven's Fiancee’ Lori Wnek Grandaught Fiancee’ Charles Salamone PRECEDED IN DEATH Relationship Name City & State Daughter In-law Irene Aragona, Steven’s wife died July 17, 2009. OTHER INFORMATION: Ciro J. Aragona, 95, died on Tuesday June 10, 2014 at St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville, NJ He was born in NYC, grew up in Newark, and lived in Whippany, before moving to Rockaway in 2002. Ciro was a veteran of WWII, where he served in the US Army in Italy, Sicily and North Africa with the 88th Division "Blue Devils". After the war, Ciro completed pharmacy school and later owned Ciro’s Pharmacy in Whippany from 1958 to 1976. Subsequently he worked at the Veteran’s Hospital in Orange and several other hospitals. Family was the most important part of Ciro’s life and he loved the classical arts, especially opera. He passed this love on to his children and grandchildren. His daughter in-law Irene passed away in 2009. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marie, as well as his sons Steven of Nutley and his fiancee Lori Wnek, and David and Antonetta of Montville. He is also survived by his grandchildren Christina Aragona, Jennifer Aragona and her husband Alexander Lindroth, David Aragona, and Diane Aragona and her fiancée Charles Salamone. Visiting hours will be held on Thurs. June 12, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Norman Dean Home for Services, 16 Righter Ave., Denville, NJ www.normandean.com. A Liturgy of Christian Burial Mass will be held on Friday at 10:30 AM at St. Bernard Parish 22 St. Bernards Dr. Rockaway, NJ. Donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Pl. Memphis, TN 38105.