Neil Anthony Armentano, of the Township of Washington, NJ passed away peacefully on April 7, 2020 at the ripe old age of 92. He was born on July 26, 1927 in Hazelton, PA, a coal mining town to Joseph and Mary Armentano, the ninth of ten children. His family left Pennsylvania at the height of the Great Depression and settled in Mount Vernon, NY. Neil was predeceased by all but one of his siblings, Betty Luma who is 101 years old and resides in Mission Viejo, CA.
Neil proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from 1948 through 1952 as a medic and returned home to meet his future wife, Serafina (Sera) Vietri, who he married in 1955 and subsequently remained committed to for 65 years until his last breath. Neil was a proud and diligent employee of The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in the Bronx, New York before settling into a career with United Parcel Service in 1963. Here he enjoyed a 31-year career, rising through the ranks from driver to management in the Greater New York area until his retirement. Neil was passionate about his work and was highly respected in all of his professional relationships.
Following retirement, Neil travelled with Sera to Italy three times, and to many other destinations where they shared new adventures together. Neil was an avid golfer and loved to dine and dance weekly in Bergen County where he and his wife made numerous friends to enjoy retirement with. In his down time you could always find Neil sitting in his easy chair watching his other great passion, baseball, especially his favorite team, The New York Yankees. Neil never missed watching a game.
Neil lived a full life and nothing filled his heart more than his family. Neil is survived by his devoted wife and three children: Maria Louise Calamari and husband Peter of the Township of Washington, Joseph Neil Armentano and wife Francine of Dumont, and Joseph’s twin sister, Jeanette Francis Armentano of Portland, Oregon. In addition, Neil is survived by his beloved grandchildren, Michele Maria Calamari Van Kalsbeck of Lincoln Park, NJ (husband Kyle Van Kalsbeck); Christopher Joseph Armentano of Dumont; and Coleen Ann Calamari of New York City. All services are private. A memorial service for family and friends will be held in the future. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Nutley Family Service Bureau, a non-profit food pantry, community mental health and social service agency in Nutley, NJ. (https://www.nutleyfamily.org/donate/) or Dementia Society of America (https://www.dementiasociety.org) or The Reevaluation Foundation in Seattle, Washington, USA (https://www.rc.org/publication/foundation/contents)
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