Nicholas J Gazzillo 91, of Secaucus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday 5/8/2018. He was born in North Bergen and lived there for many years moving to Secaucus 10 years ago. Nicholas was a Captain of the North Bergen Fire Department, retiring in 1984. He also spent many years as a professional musician playing the trombone for several big bands. Nicholas was a Navy veteran serving during World War II.
Nicholas was the beloved husband of Joan E. Gazzillo (nee. Slover). He was the devoted father of Robin DeSimone and husband Richard and Nicholas Gazzillo Jr. and wife Irena. He was the dear brother of Ralph Gazzillo and Angelina Bernadini. He was also the loving grandfather of Richard, Nicole, Michael, Matthew, Nicholas and Patrick as well as great grandchildren Jack, Daniella and Kayla.
The funeral will be on Friday 5/11/18 at 9am from the Leber Funeral Home then to St. Matthew Church in Ridgefield where at 10:15am a mass will be offered. The entombment will follow at Holy Cross Mausoleum. The visitation will be on Thursday from 2 to 8pm.
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