Theodore Mercurio

Obituary of Theodore Mercurio

Theodore F. Mercurio Sr., 73, of Vineland and Punta Gorda, Florida, went home to the Lord on Thursday, March 12, 2015, surrounded by his beloved family, after a very brief illness. A lifelong resident of Vineland, and the son of the late Anna and Anthony Mercurio, he was a 1959 graduate of Sacred Heart High School and served in the United States Navy on the U.S.S Midway until 1962. He married the love of his life and high school sweetheart, Kathleen Roagers, on September 18, 1965. Ted was a devoted husband, father, "Poppy", uncle and friend. He was a passionate and highly skilled mechanic and known in his family as "MacGyver", a jack-of-all-trades, because he could build or fix anything. Ted was an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Sacred Heart Church in Vineland and a member of Padre Pio Parish in East Vineland. An avid fisherman, he was ready to fish at a moment's notice and a bad day of fishing was better than a good day of anything else, except a family celebration where he reigned as patriarch. He is survived by his wife of nearly fifty years, Kathleen; his four children, Theodore F. Mercurio Jr, (Linda), Monica Mercurio-Dawkins (Cedric), Maria Wright (Rufus) and Matthew Mercurio (Carla); nine grandchildren, Theodore F. Mercurio III, Christian, Matteo, Anna, Chiara, Micco, Ignazio, Sofia and Parker; his sister Barbara Sciarretta and nieces and nephews too numerous to count. Theodore was predeceased by his mother-in-law Chiarina Santoro Roagers, sister-in-law Julia Ann Quickmire and brother-in-law John Sciarretta. A Church Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 12pm to 2pm followed by a Funeral Mass at 2pm from Saint Padre Pio Parish - Church Of Our Lady Of Pompeii, 4680 Dante Avenue, Vineland. Inurnment will follow in Our Lady Of Pompeii Cemetery, Vineland. ARRANGEMENTS are under the supervision of Rone Funeral Service, 1110 East Chestnut Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360 In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Theodore may be made to: St Mary's School, 735 Union Road, Vineland, NJ 08361 Saint Padre Pio Parish, 4680 Dante Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08361-6810 To send online condolences please visit our website at www.RONEFUNERALSERVICE.com
Tuesday
17
March

Visitation at Main Service

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Saint Padre Pio Parish - Church Of Our Lady Of Pompeii
4680 Dante Avenue
Vineland, New Jersey, United States
Tuesday
17
March

Mass

2:00 pm
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Saint Padre Pio Parish - Church Of Our Lady Of Pompeii
4680 Dante Avenue
Vineland, New Jersey, United States

Final Resting Place

Our Lady Of Pompeii Cemetery
4680 Dante Ave
Vineland, New Jersey, United States
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