John P. La Raia Sr. Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to John P. La Raia Sr. of Brick, New Jersey, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. John left this world on October 3, 2024 at the age of 93, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of John P. La Raia Sr. to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: the father of his child John LaRaia (Patricia); his children, William LaRaia (Lisa), Michael LaRaia (Viviana Pardo), Janet Puleo (David), Richard LaRaia (Christina), Judy Stefans (Daniel) and Jean Regan (Timothy); his grandchildren, Renee LaRaia, Mishelle Whiting (Andrew), Jason LaRaia, Roxanne LaRaia, William LaRaia, Michael LaRaia (Mikela), Ali LaRaia, Grace Puleo-Rescigno (Peter), David John Puleo, Lucas Puleo, Jake Puleo, Isabel LaRaia, Clark LaRaia, Bryan Stefans, Dylan Stefans, Jessica Roschel (Christian), Timothy Joseph Regan and Nicholas Regan (Kelly Cofrancesco); his great grandchildren, Samantha Peterson, Emmitt of Quinton, AJ, Tierney, Deirdre, Mairead Whiting, Marli, Madi LaRaia, Mauro Rescigno and Estelle Roschel; and his sister Carol Nielson.
Visitation was held on Sunday, October 6th 2024 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Frank Patti and Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Directors (327 Main St, Fort Lee, NJ 07024). A Mass was held on Monday, October 7th 2024 at 10:30 AM at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (2367 Lemoine Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024).
If so desired donations in his memory may be made to The American Diabetes Association.
