Charles Joseph Molinaro

Mr. Charles J. Molinaro (Chuck) died with family at his side on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at his home in Verona. He was 76 years old.

Visiting will be in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Wednesday, August 6 from 1 - 3 and 6 - 8 pm. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 28 Lakeside Avenue, Verona on Thursday at 10 am.

Born and raised in Newark, Mr. Molinaro moved to Verona in 1958 and graduated from Verona High School in 1967. He later attended Rets Institute where he studied electronics.

After attending school, he worked for an aeronautics company in Fairfield doing repairs on damaged airplane electronics that came back from the Vietnam War. He later became a carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters & Joiners Union, Local 253 for over 35 years. He spent most of his career working for Damon G. Douglas and Level One Construction.

Mr. Molinaro was a member of UNICO in Verona and a Life Member of the Verona Rescue Squad, where he was Heavy Rescue Certified.

He is survived by his wife Linda (nee DeLuca) Molinaro; his children, Michael C. Molinaro (Nicole) and Tracey DeNuto (Robert); his brother, Joseph Molinaro; and his grandchildren, Guinevere Molinaro, Nicholas DeNuto and Christian Molinaro, his aunt Kathy Saccardi (Joseph) and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in his memory to the Verona Rescue Squad,
12 Church Street, Verona NJ 07044 (https://veronars.org/ ) or to the
Parkinson's Foundation ( https://www.parkinson.org/ ) would be appreciated.

Memories, condolences and pictures can be uploaded to his obituary at www.ProutFuneralHome.com