Louis Izzi

Louis Izzi, 78, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026 at the Hackensack UMC Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, NJ surrounded by the love of his family.

Born in Newark, he grew up in Belleville and lived in Bloomfield before moving to Verona in 1982. He served in the US Army and upon completion of his service earned a Bachelor's degree from Montclair State University and two Master's degrees from Seton Hall University. Presently, he was pursuing a Doctorate degree at Drew University.

Lou became a police officer in 1978 and served the community of East Orange for 25 years before devoting his life to the education of others as a college history professor for Essex County Community College, Passaic County Community College, Bloomfield College and Kean University.

He married the love of his life, Rosemarie, on June 19, 1977 in Paterson.

Lou was predeceased by his parents, Louis and Yolanda (Filippone) Izzi and his sister, Maria Epps.

He is survived by his loving wife, Rosemarie (nee Barbieri) Izzi and his brothers, Norman Izzi (Sharon) and Gregory Izzi (Carol).

Visiting will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Friday, February 20, 2026 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 28 Lakeside Avenue, Verona on Saturday, February 21 at
10:00 am.

In lieu of flowers donations made in his memory to either Rosemarie's Rescue Ranch,
P. O. Box 194, Verona, NJ 07044 (www.rosemariesrescueranch.com) or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org) would be greatly appreciated.

Condolences, memories and photos may be left on his obituary page on www.proutfuneralhome.com.