Benny R. Villani of Upper Saddle River, NJ passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017. Benny was born to Joseph and Rose Villani on December 13, 1938 in the Bronx, NY. Benny was married to his beloved wife Scotty for over 50 years until her passing in 2012. Despite starting out from humble beginnings, Benny was a brilliant entrepreneur who built numerous businesses in the trucking industry in the tristate area. He had a tremendous love of animals especially his dogs Skippy and Sugar.
Benny is survived by his beloved children Joseph Villani (MariLou), Ben Villani (Frank Romano), Theresa Villani, and MaryBeth Villani and also by his adored grandchildren Benny, Anthony, Katie, Rosemarie, Avery, and Teddy.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9PM at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home 177 Route 59, in Suffern, NY. A funeral service will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 3rd at 10AM with entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.
