Obituary of Richard Fiorello

Richard "Richie" Fiorello of Netcong, NJ passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Morristown Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was 76 years old. Richie was born on June 6, 1941 in Netcong, NJ to the late Nicholas and the late Josephine (Olivo) Fiorello.

He liked to bet on the horses and was often seen at the area racetracks. Richie's greatest joy in life was spending time with his family especially watching his grandsons participate in local sports. He was a graduate of Netcong High School, class of 1960 and a lifelong resident of Netcong, NJ. Mr. Fiorello owned and operated Richie's Alignment & Brake in Dover, NJ. He also worked for Goodyear in Rockaway and more recently, he was employed at Motion Auto Group in Hackettstown.

Richie is survived by his beloved wife, Debra (Blume), his devoted daughter, Deborah & her husband, Frank Renne and his cherished grandsons, Nicholas and Joseph. Additional survivors include his sisters, Antoinette Lamberto, Josephine DeFelice, Rose Kelly & her husband Jack, and Joan Howard, his brother, Michael Fiorello, his brothers-in-law, James Arbolino and Dan Howard and too many dear nieces, nephews, friends and relatives to mention. He was pre-deceased by his sisters, Theresa Arbolino, Lucy Webbe, Anne Lombardi, Louise Fiorello and Mary Cholish and his brothers, Dominic, Nicholas, James and Chester.

Richie's Life Celebration Services will include a Memorial Mass on Friday, September 22nd at 10:00 am at St. Therese RC Church, 151 Main Street, Succasunna, NJ. Family and friends are invited to meet directly at the Church on Friday morning. All services were entrusted to the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home of Landing, NJ.