GUALARIO, JOSEPH THOMAS

A funeral mass was held Sept. 4 at Saints Peter & Paul Church, Hoboken, for Joseph Thomas Gualario, 65. He passed away Aug. 30 after a long illness, surrounded by his family. Joseph was a life-long Hoboken resident and will be sadly missed by his wife of 42 years, Grace Gualario, his daughters Lea DiVincent and her husband Stephen, Christina Gualario and her fiancé, Mark Mautone, and his three grandchildren, Sophia Hope, Stephen Arthur, and Christian Joseph. Also surviving are his brothers Anthony and his wife Diana, James and his wife Linda, Michael and his partner Lisa, and John, and his nieces and nephews, Michael, Tony, James, Lindsay, and Erica. He was employed with Wakefern Food Corporation (Elizabeth) for 32 years until his retirement in 2014. He enjoyed summers spent at the Jersey Shore, traveling to Florida to visit with his family and walking his dogs. Besides playing football in high school as a Hoboken Redwing, Joe loved watching professional and college football, especially when his favorite teams Michigan University and the New York Giants played. Services arranged by the Lawton-Turso Funeral Home, Hoboken.