Matteo Mancini Obituary (1933 - 2019)

Mr. Matteo Mancini, 85, died on July 30, 2019 at his home in West Orange surrounded by his beloved family and friends. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, (www.proutfuneralhome.com) 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona will be on Thursday, August 1 from 5 to 8 pm. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Verona on Friday at 10:30 am. Entombment in Gate of Heaven Mausoleum. Born and raised in Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Campobasso, Italy, Mr. Mancini lived in Caracas, Venezuela prior to moving to West Orange in 1965. A skilled craftsman with an "old school" work ethic, Mr. Mancini owned Mancini Auto Body on Valley Road, Montclair for 20 years prior to retiring in 1999. He was a member of the West Orange UNICO and Italian Social Clubs in Orange. He was the beloved husband of Antoinette (nee Tartaglia) Mancini, the loving father of Lisa Mancini Tamburri (Anthony), Fred Mancini (Debbie), Marigrace Mancini Matts (Patrick), Leonard Mancini (Jennifer) and the dear grandfather of Matthew, Alexandria, Gabriella, Christopher, Olivia, Kristina, Owen, Matthew, Vincent, Anthony, Isabella, Ella and Sophia. In lieu of flowers, donations to the West Orange Fire Department, 415 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ 07052 would be appreciated.