Joseph Michael Mondoro of Dunellen, passed away on January 15, 2022 in Morristown, New Jersey at the age of 84.
Joe was born in Plainfield, New Jersey to Mary and Ralph Mondoro on December 16, 1937. He attended Plainfield High School and married his high school sweetheart, Nina Menger, in November 1956 shortly after graduating. He joined the United States Navy where he was a machinery technician serving on the USS Neptune. He then returned home to become a Plainfield firefighter. After several years he became a truck driver for Johanna Farms/Tuscan Dairy until retirement.
Joe enjoyed a life of raising his five children with his loving wife and spending time with his brothers and sister and their families at countless family gatherings. Family was of utmost importance to him and he spent his life pleasing them. He had a huge, giving heart and a quiet strength that anyone could turn to for support. This will surely be missed. He was an avid lover of golf and bowling and was a member of Senior Leagues for both sports. He volunteered many hours helping Mother Theresa’s nuns at Saint Mary’s Church in Plainfield, volunteering at FISH, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was an usher every Sunday at mass at St. John the Evangelist Church.
Joseph is predeceased by his loving wife, Nina, and three sons James Mondoro, Christopher Mondoro and Wayne Hall.
Surviving is his son Joseph Mondoro, Jr. of Pennsylvania, daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Rob Rentenberg of Dunellen, grandchildren, Shaun, Matthew, Rebecca, Amanda, Christopher, Jillian, Heather and Mallory and 7 great-grandchildren.
Friends may visit the family on Monday, January 24, 2022 from 8:30 – 11:30 at the Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Avenue in Dunellen. A funeral mass will then be celebrated immediately following at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Dunellen.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Jude’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org
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