A veteran of the Air Force, Richard was born and raised in Newark, and moved to Bloomfield in 1963.
After retiring from various business ownerships, he spent the past 14 years working for the Essex County Parks Commission.
He was the beloved husband of Sueanne Sommese (nee Foran), loving father of Anthony Sommese and his wife Rosemarie and Donna Sabol and her husband John, dear brother of Ron Sommese, and the late Frank, Robert, Joseph, and Gerald Sommese, Dolores Raio, Rosemarie Volpe, and Rita Olkowski, and cherished grandfather of Vincent Sabol.
Visitation is being held at the LaMonica Memorial Home, 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston, on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 4-8 pm.
The Funeral will begin at the funeral home Friday, April 5, at 9 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Lucy’s Church in Newark at 10:30 am. Interment will be in Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield.
In lieu of flowers kindly make contributions to St. Jude Children’s’ Research Hospital.
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