Vincenzo "Jimmy" Mazzara, 81, of Clifton passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 27, 2018.
Born to Marietta and Angelo Mazzara, September 30, 1936 in Corleone, Sicily, Italy, Mr. Mazzara came to the United States on September 6, 1956 on the Alatina ship from Sicily to New York. He was retired from the Passaic Board of Education as a Maintenance Supervisor. Mr. Mazzara was a parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church in Clifton and was a member of the Passaic UNICO, the St. Bartolomeo Society and the NRA and, as a mason by trade, was a member of the Mason Union. He loved hunting, fishing and dancing and was an avid soccer fan.
Mr. Mazzara was married to his beloved wife, Josephine (nee Scancarello), for fifty-eight years; father to Marie Graziano and her husband, Thomas, Sr. and Susann Leishman and her husband, James; brother to Joseph, Sal, Josephine Sipos and Frank and was proud grandfather to Brielle & Thomas Graziano, Jr. and Sean and Shannon Leishman.
Visiting will be Thursday from 4-8 pm at Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Funeral Friday 9:15 am from the funeral home and 10:00 am at St. Philip the Apostle RC Church, 797 Valley Road, Clifton. Entombment to follow at St. Nicholas Cemetery Mausoleum, Lodi.
Visitation Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home
1313 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, NJ US 07013
Service St. Philip the Apostle RC Church
797 Valley Road
Clifton, New Jersey USA 07013
- St. Philip the Apostle RC Church
Mazzara, "Jimmy" Vincenzo - St. Philip the Apostle RC Church 797 Valley Road Clifton, New Jersey 07013
797 Valley Road Clifton, New Jersey 07013
Friday, August 31, 2018
10:00 AM Cemetery St. Nicholas
2 Terrace Avenue
Lodi, NJ US 07644
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