Giuseppe

Osso

OSSO, Giuseppe, age 85, of Palisades Park, NJ, passed away in his home on Thursday, February 6th, 2014. Giuseppe was a beloved husband, loving father and cherished grandfather. Giuseppe was born on November 4th, 1928, in Santa Barbara, Belmonte Calabro, Italy to Adelina and Eugenio Osso - the first of six children. In 1947, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina where he lived, worked and learned his artistic trade. In November 1954, he came to the United States for the first time. In 1956, he returned to Italy where he met his future wife, Maria Tosto. On January 5th, 1957 they were married in Paola, Italy. With the help of his Uncle Angelo, Giuseppe came back to the United States in 1957 and lived in Manhattan where Maria and he started their family and worked toward their American dream. In 1961, they moved to Palisades Park, NJ, where he would live the rest of his life. He started a successful plastering and construction business in New York City from which he gradually retired in 1985. Giuseppe enjoyed many outdoor pursuits, especially deep-sea fishing and upland bird hunting. Once retired, his pastimes included gardening, making homemade wines, raising canaries, watching his favorite sporting events-especially boxing and baseball, and enjoying time with family and friends. In 2003, Giuseppe's name was added to the Ellis Island American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Giuseppe is preceded in death by his father Eugenio, his mother, Adelina, and his sister, Rosa. He is survived by his wife, Maria, his brother, Matteo and sister-in-law Irma, sister Edda and brother-in-law Ottaviano, brother Francesco and sister-in-law Giovanna, sister, Ida and brother-in-law Saverio, sister-in-law Natalina, brother-in-law Nicola, daughter Adelina, daughter Maria and her husband, Nicholas, son, Eugene, cherished grandchildren, Amanda, Alexander, Nicole, Andrew and Matthew, and many nieces and nephews. He was a generous man who lived a simple life. He will always be remembered in our hearts and forever missed. The family will receive their relatives and friends at A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, 495 Anderson Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ. on Saturday, from 7-9 pm and on Sunday, from 4-8 pm. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Nicholas R.C. Church in Palisades Park, NJ. on Monday, Feb 10th at 11 am. Entombment will follow at Madonna Mausoleum in Fort Lee, NJ.www.akmacagnafuneralhome.com