John M.

Terranova

John M. Terranova on December 8, 2023.

John was born in Palisades Park in June 1925. He worked in Palisades Amusement Park at age 12 to help his family make ends meet. He was drafted out of high school in 1943 and sent to Okinawa to fight for our country in WWII. John was wounded in battle in 1945 and received a Purple Heart. He received an Honorable discharge in February 1946. John served on the Cliffside Park Police Department for 30 years and retired as a Captain in 1986. He and his wife, Marie, moved to Florida in 2019 where they lived together until his wife passed in July, 2019. John passed away, in his home in Florida on December 8, 2023 at the age of 98. He is survived by his two sons Nicholas and Alexander, his two grandchildren Ashley and Alex, and his 5 great grandchildren, Jonah, Liv, Mila, Parker and Leona.