Deacon Lou Rusignuolo

Deacon Louis Rusignuolo, of Bloomfield, NJ, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at his residence. He was 69.Deacon Lou was born in Newark and was a lifetime resident of Bloomfield. He received a degree in business management from Rutgers University, Newark, in 1978. He was the Data Processing Manager for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company in Newark for 32 years. He then was an administrative assistant for the Rutgers University School of Nursing in Newark for 10 years prior to retiring in 2013. Deacon Lou was an Army Veteran, serving during the Viet Nam Era; coached Bloomfield little league and softball and a member of the Home and School Association at Carteret School in Bloomfield.Deacon Lou served as an active member of Saint Valentine's Church for over 25 years and was called to the deaconate in 2011. He participated in all major Liturgies and ministries conducting baptisms, wake and cemetery services and was the moderator of the rosary society. Deacon Lou was on the father's committee, social concerns committee and the Emmaus retreat committee.Deacon Lou was the beloved husband of 44 years to Jean A. (nee Taylor) Rusignuolo; loving father of Lynn Harvey & her husband Brian, Brian Rusignuolo & his wife Shira and Peter Rusignuolo & his wife Amy; cherished father figure to his sister-in-law Lori (nee Taylor) Rose; loving grandfather of Peter, Lorna, Neil, Alana and Logan; dear brother of Nick Rusignuolo & his wife Bobbi and Rosalie Kamprath & her husband Ted.Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 44 Bay Ave., Bloomfield, NJ. The funeral will be Wednesday March 23rd gathering at the funeral home at 9:00 a.m. thence to Saint Valentine's Church, Bloomfield at 10:00 a.m. where the Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Deacon Lou's memory to the Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation (c/o Chris Coyne), 1 Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, N.J. For more information and online memorials please visit:www.LevandoskiGrillo.com Cemetery Details Holy Cross Cemetery 340 Ridge Road North Arlington, NJ, http://www.rcancem.org Visitation MAR 22. 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home & Cremation Service 44 Bay Avenue Bloomfield, NJ, US, 07003 njgfd581@yahoo.com http://www.levandoskigrillo.com Visitation MAR 22. 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home & Cremation Service 44 Bay Avenue Bloomfield, NJ, US, 07003 njgfd581@yahoo.com http://www.levandoskigrillo.com Funeral Mass MAR 23. 10:00 AM St. Valentine Church 125 N. Spring Street Bloomfield, NJ, US, 07003 Graveside Service MAR 23. 11:45 AM Holy Cross Cemetery 340 Ridge Road North Arlington, NJ, US http://www.rcancem.org