Obituary of Nunzio Scollo

Scollo, Nunzio age 91 of Brick at rest in Brick on July 21, 2011. Beloved husband of Julia (nee Lo Monaco) Scollo of Brick. Loving Father of Emanuela Elaine Scollo-Leskanic and her husband Daniel of Franklin Lakes. Step-Grandfather of Jamie, Raymond and Jody Leskanic. Brother of Giovanni Scollo and family and Nunziata Abate and family all of Sicily, Italy. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews of Sicily, Italy. Born in Cosimo, Prov. di Ragusa, Sicily, Italy he moved to the U.S.A. in 1953 settling in Brooklyn. He lived in Totowa then Wayne before moving to Brick in 1996. He was the Owner/Proprietor of E&S Sportswear, Paterson, for many years before retiring in 1992. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, Wayne and was a 3rd Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Council #2561, Caldwell. A certified nurse under the Italian Red Cross, he was a P.O.W. in Germany being held in a concentration camp during W.W. II while serving the Italian Army. He was devoted to Padre Pio and was an avid gardener, tailor, and a fan of Italian soccer and professional wrestling. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, on Monday at 9:30 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, Wayne at 10:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.