Manuel

Blasco

Manuel Blasco passed away on November 13, 2026, at the age of 90. Born and raised in New York City to the late Manuel Sr and Angelica Blasco. Manuel joined the Army in 1960 and upon being honorably discharged he attended City College of New York where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He subsequently earned his Master’s degree at Jersey City College. He worked at Merck for many years and upon retirement dedicated his life to serving his family and neighbors.
Manuel married the love of his life, Emerida on December 26, 1960. They began their journey in the Bronx, then spent 18 years in Old Bridge, NJ where they continued to care for and support their four children (Yvette, Jeannette, Manuel and Kenneth) and then spent their Golden Years in Fort Lee, NJ.Although Manuel‘s greatest passion was loving and supporting his family, he also had a lifelong love for classical music – a love he delighted in sharing with others.His other passion was exploring the less traveled road. He had an uncanny passion for people and places. He could name every capital of every city in every country in the world. He had an explorer’s heart and passed that zeal to everyone in his family.Manuel is survived by his devoted wife of 65 years Emerida Blasco, his children, Yvette Dadon and her husband Bart, Jeanette Perez, Manuel Blasco and his wife Kathleen, Kenneth Blasco and his wife Andrea, Nine Grandchildren (Travis, Alexandra, Manuel, Andrew, Noel, Hallie, Madison, Taylor Lynn and Kaitlyn). Manuel will be sorely missed for his devotion to caring for others, his humor, his friendliness and his unwavering devotion to his family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a veterans organization of your choice.