Ciro 'Skip' Scarpulla
Shared 90 years of love, faith and baked goods
Ciro "Skip" Scarpulla, 90, of Rockaway Township, N.J., passed peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He shared 90 years of love, faith and baked goods with his family and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Nov. 5, at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard's Parish, Rockaway, N.J. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, Nov. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Norman Dean Home for Service, 16 Righter Ave., Denville., N.J. For a complete obituary, please visit normandean.com.
Skip was predeceased by his wife, Gloria; his daughter, Gloriann; his granddaughter, Isabella Rose; his son-in-law, Steve Figurelli, and two sisters. He leaves beautiful memories to his daughters, Karen Drumm (Charles), JoAnn Palmieri (Louis), Fran Figurelli, and Judith Scarpulla (Vincent Pugliano); his adored grandchildren, Dante, Joseph, Dana, Vanessa, Ryan, Nick, Amanda, Erica, and Vittorio; precious great-grandsons, Lucas, Hunter and Colten; his dear sisters, Susanna McInerney and Connie Vecchione, and loving relatives, friends and neighbors.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Skip's name to the good work of The Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation, 55 Lane Rd., Suite 300, Fairfield, N.J. 07004, www.fccf.info