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Obituary: Alfonso J. Robertiello, Jr., Lifelong Resident of Princeton

Alfonso proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII most notably in the Pacific Theatre and Iwo Jima.

Alfonso J. Robertiello, Jr., was born on November 10, 1923 and died on Monday, November 11, 2013, of natural causes. A lifelong resident of Princeton, NJ, he was the son of Alfonso and Grace Crisafulli Robertiello.

Alfonso proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII most notably in the Pacific Theatre and Iwo Jima.

He had a great interest in politics and current events and strongly supported the Democratic Party and its policies.

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He was a member of American Legion Post 76 and Local Union 781, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Princeton, NJ from which he was directed to various jobsites during his career.

Predeceased by his wife Marjorie L. Hopkins Robertiello (2004) , two sisters Grace Robertiello and Josephine Rousseau and a brother Henry (Rick) Robertiello, he is survived by his brother Felix and his wife, Eleanor, of Issaquah, WA and a sister Elizabeth Perna and her husband, Joseph, of Plainview, LI, NY and eleven nieces and nephews.

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