{"id":10427,"date":"2025-10-15T21:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T01:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=10427"},"modified":"2025-10-15T21:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T01:34:23","slug":"luke-anthony-gervase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=10427","title":{"rendered":"Luke Anthony Gervase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27C18D97-A1BE-49F6-9EA4-99BE22F15BE1IMG_0283.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27C18D97-A1BE-49F6-9EA4-99BE22F15BE1IMG_0283.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27C18D97-A1BE-49F6-9EA4-99BE22F15BE1IMG_0283.jpeg 346w, https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27C18D97-A1BE-49F6-9EA4-99BE22F15BE1IMG_0283-239x300.jpeg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke Anthony&nbsp;Gervase, 88,&nbsp;a 60-year resident of&nbsp;Closter, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Beloved husband of Virginia (n\u00e9e Marino)&nbsp;for nearly 65 years. Cherished father of Laura Bonanno and her husband Christopher&nbsp;of Dumont, NJ, Ronald Gervase&nbsp;of Springfield, NJ, Richard Gervase and his husband Stuart Delery&nbsp;of Washington, DC,&nbsp;and Luke Gervase and his wife Alexandra&nbsp;of Warwick, NY. Proud&nbsp;and dedicated&nbsp;grandfather of Marissa&nbsp;(Stephen Zurich), Brittany&nbsp;(Will Baker), Alicia&nbsp;(Cameron Pierce), Michael, Sebastian, Mia, Matthew, Anthony,&nbsp;and Ava,&nbsp;and great-grandfather of Hudson. Dear brother-in-law of Madeline Gervase&nbsp;and beloved uncle, great uncle, and cousin to many&nbsp;he loved. Predeceased by&nbsp;his parents, Arnold (Erasmo) and Mary Gervase, stepmother Mary Gervase,&nbsp;his brother, Angelo Gervase,&nbsp;and&nbsp;his&nbsp;sister, Rosemary \u201cCandy\u201d Del&nbsp;Rey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke was born and raised on the Lower East Side of New York City. He was a&nbsp;proud alumnus of the Boys Club of New York.&nbsp;Luke was a United States Marine Corps veteran and served&nbsp;in the Marine Corps Reserves.&nbsp;He earned an&nbsp;Associate\u2019s Degree in Food Technology&nbsp;from SUNY Morrisville and worked in the food industry for most of his career, including at Lever Brothers and Nabisco. He retired in 2010 as a Senior Research Technician from Reckitt Benckiser (French\u2019s Food Division) in Montvale, NJ after 20 years of service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His greatest joy in life was watching his nine grandchildren progress from birth to&nbsp;college&nbsp;to careers and marriage. He worked hard to provide all his grandchildren of driving age with their first car, each of which he selected with his lifetime knowledge and love of cars. He loved raising his family on Wainwright Court in Closter where he was proud that his children could take advantage of its school system&nbsp;and beautiful setting. He especially enjoyed holiday traditions with the extended family; his wife Virginia\u2019s cooking; listening to Frank Sinatra albums; dancing with the family, especially the Lindy with his wife; taking&nbsp;good&nbsp;care of dozens of family members\u2019cars over several decades; family&nbsp;vacations;&nbsp;and befriending everyone he met.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting hours are Sunday, October 19, 2025,&nbsp;from&nbsp;2:00 to&nbsp;6:00pm&nbsp;at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue,&nbsp;Northvale, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, October 20,&nbsp;2025,at 10&nbsp;am&nbsp;at St. Anthony\u2019s Church,&nbsp;199 Walnut Street in&nbsp;Northvale with&nbsp;Interment to follow at Westwood Cemetery,&nbsp;23&nbsp;Kinderkamack&nbsp;Road,&nbsp;Westwood, NJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In lieu of flowers, donations in Luke\u2019s memory to the&nbsp;National Foundation for Cancer Research&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfcr.org\/\">www.nfcr.org<\/a>)&nbsp;or&nbsp;the&nbsp;Alzheimer\u2019s Association&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/\">www.alz.org<\/a>) would be&nbsp;greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.pizzifuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Anthony&nbsp;Gervase, 88,&nbsp;a 60-year resident of&nbsp;Closter, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Beloved husband of Virginia (n\u00e9e Marino)&nbsp;for nearly 65 years. Cherished father of Laura Bonanno and her husband Christopher&nbsp;of Dumont, NJ, Ronald Gervase&nbsp;of Springfield, NJ, Richard Gervase and his husband Stuart Delery&nbsp;of Washington, DC,&nbsp;and Luke Gervase and his wife Alexandra&nbsp;of Warwick, NY. 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