Rocco Garrone, 85, Korean War Veteran

PARAMUS, N.J. — Rocco Garrone, 85, of Paramus, formerly of Fair Lawn, died Saturday.

Before retiring, he worked for Tuscan Dairy in Union.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of American Legion Post 170 in Rochelle Park.

He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Rochelle Park and volunteered with its Helping Hands ministry.

He was predeceased by his wife Mary and daughter Susan.

He is survived by his sons Robert, and his wife Allyson, and Rocco and his wife Rosalie; grandchildren Lauren, Robert, Rocco and Christopher; and nieces and nephews Evelyn, Mary Ann, Rosalie, Joseph, Roseann, Joyce and Thomas.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 113 South Fairview Ave., Paramus. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Vander Plaat followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart R.C. Church, 12 Terrace Ave., Rochelle Park. Interment will be private.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Life Source Hospice, 230 East Ridgewood Ave., Suite 307, Paramus, N.J. 07652.

Arrangements: Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Paramus

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Photo: Rocco Garrone, 85, of Paramus, formerly of Fair Lawn — Used with permission by Vander Plaat Memorial Home