Obituary of Morte Gerard A. La
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Gerard A.�Jerry� La Morte, Sr. died on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. He was 89. Born and raised in Newark he was a long time resident of Lyndhurst. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Before retiring in 1989, he was a Quality Control Engineer at ITT in Clifton. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Lyndhurst. Jerry�s wife, Rose, died in August after 68 years of marriage. Survivors include his son Gerard A. La Morte, Jr. and his wife Mary, three grandchildren: Richard J. La Morte, Erica M. La Morte and Dr. Gerard A. La Morte, III and one great granddaughter Darci D. Gallaway; Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2013 from 2:00 � 5:00 PM only at Nazare Memorial Home, Inc., 403 Ridge Rd., Lyndhurst. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Church, Lyndhurst. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst. In lieu of flowers contributions in Jerry�s memory may be made to the Sacred Heart School, C/O the Margaret Engel Foundation, 324 Ridge Rd., Lyndhurst, NJ 07071.