Tony is survived by his cherished wife of 39 years, Annette, his beloved children, Anthony Venditti & Maria Vaccaro, step-daughter, Gina Simone (deceased), daughter-in-law, Melissa, son-in-law, Danny, as well as his beloved grandchildren, Anthony “AJ”, Blaise, Daniel, Christian, Matthew and step-grandchildren Gianna & Joseph. He was also the loving brother of Mario and his wife, Liz.
Born in Vinchiaturo, Italy, and then emigrated with his family to Staten Island, N.Y. in 1956. Tony attended New Dorp H.S.
He had many fond memories of his time spent with “paisans” from his hometown Vinchiaturo, in the Societa Di Saint Bernardino of Staten Island. He also enjoyed spending time attending to his vegetable garden and cooking the perfect meal for those he loved.
A private wake will take place at Casey McCallum Rice South Shore Funeral Home with a Memorial Mass to be celebrated with Tony’s cremains at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation in his name can be made to ECHO (Emergency Children’s Help Organization), https://echoorganization.org/ 1(866)755-ECHO(3246)