Pat J. Pontorieo Obituary (1930 - 2021)

Mr. Patrick J. Pontoriero, 91, died peacefully on September 14, 2021 at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday, September 18 at 10 am in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Lakeside Ave., Verona. Facial masks are required. Entombment will be private. Born in Newark, he lived in Verona and West Orange prior to moving to West Caldwell earlier this year. Mr. Pontoriero graduated from West Side High School in 1948 and earned a Bachelor's degree from Rutgers University. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a chemical sales representative for Puritan Chemical for 40 years, retiring in 1996. Mr. Pontoriero was very active in his parish of Our Lady of the Lake in Verona, serving as a CCD instructor for many years. He also enjoyed travelling, especially to the Holy Land. He was predeceased by his parents, Dominick and Michelina (nee Cupito) Pontoriero. Mr. Pontoriero will long be remembered for the love and devotion he had for his family and friends, especially his first wife, Dorothy (nee Palangio) Pontoriero and his second wife, Dorinda (nee Paradiso) Pontoriero; his brother, Thomas A. Pontoriero and his wife, Anne Marie; niece, Elise Telloni (Tony); grandnieces, Olivia and Evelyn and grandnephew, Luke. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to either, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Newark, 590 North 7th Street, Newark, NJ 07107 (www.ccannj.com) or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org) would be greatly appreciated. Condolences can be left on his obit at www.ProutFuneralHome.com.