Salvatore Joseph

Rispoli

Salvatore Joseph Rispoli, 81, died suddenly December 3rd. He was born in Hoboken New Jersey on January 6th 1940, the oldest child of Josephine (nee Maisano) and Gabriele Rispoli. Salvatore attended Steven's Academy in Hoboken and after graduating high school joined his parents in their family business, Rispoli's Pastry Shop in West New York,NJ. He met the love of his life Honora Batelka whom he married on July 11th, 1959 and went on to celebrate 54 beautiful years of marriage until her death in 2013. The two began a family and lived atop the family business in West New York; they later moved to Ridgefield, NJ to continue raising their seven children: Gabrielle Rispoli-Puzzo (Patrick), Salvatore, Francis, Marisa Serpico (Randy), Gabriele Christopher (Olya), Matthew, and Peter (Evelyn). During his years in Ridgefield, as resident and business owner, he was involved in the community where he served many roles, including councilman, police commissioner and UNICO member as well as Man of the Year.  Sal loved cooking, playing cards, going to the racetrack, NY sports, escaping to Florida, and had a passion for boating. This passion led him to move to Toms River, where he would go on to own and operate Rispoli's Silver Bay Marina. What Sal will most be remembered for is for opening his home to family and friends.... summer days and nights filled with delicious food, music, sun, swimming and entertainment...and a boat ride with "The Captain" was surely S omethin' Special .

Sal was a parishioner of St. Matthew RC Church in Ridgefield, NJ as well as St. Justin RC Church in Toms River, NJ where he served as a Eucharistic Minister.

He was the loving grandfather of Elena, Patrick, Gianna, Sally, Mia, Stasia, Angela, Violet, Francisco, Marcos and Angelo, as well as of Gabriele and Nicholas, to whom he also served as their Father.

Salvatore was predeceased by his son, Sal, Jr. and granddaughters Daniela and Josephine.

He is survived by two his sisters Angelina and Ann Elaine and predeceased by sister Gabriella earlier this year.

He is also survived by brothers-in-law Paul Scire, Frank Batelka (Yong Cha), sisters-in law Barbara Castronova (James), Mildred Hoffmann (Robert) and predeceased by sister-in-law Catherine Scire

Along with many nieces and nephews, Sal will be missed by many cousins, friends, Godchildren, and the hundreds of people who have called him "BOSS" over the years.

"Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end!"