Mario Rubino

Mario Rubino, 100, of Chatham, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016. His family will receive friends at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home of Livingston, 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., on Sunday, 2 until 6 PM. The Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Patrick’s Church, 85 Washington Ave., Chatham, on Monday at 10 AM followed by the entombment service at Ocean County Memorial Park, Toms River.

Mario, who was fondly known as “Morris” by his friends and family, lived an amazing life. He and his wife Jean, were married for 60 years and raised two sons, Robert and Ronald in Brooklyn.

Mario was born, May 2nd, 1915 and grew up in Manhattan, where he enjoyed swimming in the East River and flying kites off the roofs of tenement buildings. As a teenager, during the Depression, he held many jobs from deliveryman, where he used to race milk wagons in the streets of NY after work, to cutting hair as a barber. During WWII, he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. After the war, he worked as a bus driver for the New York Transit Authority and upon leaving that job, he worked for Con Edision for 33 years before retiring.

After retirement, he and Jean moved to Toms River, NJ where they enjoyed participating in many activities. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed playing pool, throwing darts and he loved to dance. He also loved spending time with his family and took every opportunity to do so. He was a fantastic “Grandpa” to his 6 grandchildren and a wonderful “Gigi” to his 9 great grandchildren.

Mario is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Jean (DiGiovanni) and his parents Carmella and Joseph.

Mario is survived by his two loving sons Robert (wife Susan), Ronald (wife Eileen) 6 grandchildren, Robert Jr. (Monica), Todd (Shelley), Jennifer (Mahesh), Jeffrey (Danielle), Zachary, and Madison and 9 great grandchildren, Hailey, Ashley, Rylie, Ava, Sophia, Hudson, Isabella, Julia and Christian.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital