Obituary for Samuel Mauro Jr.
Samuel Mauro, Jr., of Somerset passed away on Monday, October 3rd at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 86.
Born in Jersey City and raised in West New York, he lived in Pompton Plains before moving to Somerset 2005.
He worked as a Manager and Accountant for Lipton Tea, later Unilever in Englewood Cliffs before retiring in 1990.
Sam was a lifelong car enthusiast and loved being able to identify just about any make and model vehicle. He also enjoyed playing pinochle, poker and bocce ball, but above all he loved spending time with his family.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Gloria; daughter and son-in-law, Debra & Kevin Brothers of Warren; son and daughter-in-law, Steven & Lucinda Mauro of Lititz, Pennsylvania; 6 grandchildren and their spouses, Devon (Greg), Brittany, Brianna (Tyler), Melanie, Jordan (Zach) and Skyler; and 3 great-grandchildren, Gregory, Chase and Paige.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 5th from 4 to 7 PM at the Gleason Funeral Home, 1360 Hamilton Street, Somerset. For those wishing to attend the visitation virtually please click HERE and enter passcode 084345. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 6th, 10 AM at the funeral home followed by an 11 AM Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church, South Bound Brook. Entombment to follow in Somerset Hills Memorial Park, Basking Ridge.
At the request of the family all guests must wear a facemask while attending the visitation and services.
Born in Jersey City and raised in West New York, he lived in Pompton Plains before moving to Somerset 2005.
He worked as a Manager and Accountant for Lipton Tea, later Unilever in Englewood Cliffs before retiring in 1990.
Sam was a lifelong car enthusiast and loved being able to identify just about any make and model vehicle. He also enjoyed playing pinochle, poker and bocce ball, but above all he loved spending time with his family.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Gloria; daughter and son-in-law, Debra & Kevin Brothers of Warren; son and daughter-in-law, Steven & Lucinda Mauro of Lititz, Pennsylvania; 6 grandchildren and their spouses, Devon (Greg), Brittany, Brianna (Tyler), Melanie, Jordan (Zach) and Skyler; and 3 great-grandchildren, Gregory, Chase and Paige.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 5th from 4 to 7 PM at the Gleason Funeral Home, 1360 Hamilton Street, Somerset. For those wishing to attend the visitation virtually please click HERE and enter passcode 084345. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 6th, 10 AM at the funeral home followed by an 11 AM Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church, South Bound Brook. Entombment to follow in Somerset Hills Memorial Park, Basking Ridge.
At the request of the family all guests must wear a facemask while attending the visitation and services.