Obituary of Charles J. Tuccillo, Sr.

Charles J. “Jake” Tuccillo, 81, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at home. Born in Trenton, NJ, Jake was a longtime resident of Lawrenceville. Jake proudly serviced his country with the US Army. He is a retiree of Mercer County, where he was a foreman for many years. Jake was a longtime member of VFW Post 3022, and American Legion Post 458. He was a huge sports fan, enjoyed coaching, umpiring baseball for many years in Hamilton Twp., and was a loyal friend of the Breakfast Club at Fred & Pete’s. He loved watching his son Chuck play hockey and socializing with everyone. Jake was a loving and devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Son of the late Charles and Margaret Tuccillo, husband of the late Ruth Lee Tuccillo; he is survived by his sister Maragret Hudson, his son, Charles (Crystal) Tuccillo Jr. and grandson Lucas; and Linda Zarish, Michael (Tammie) Jarvis; his grandchildren, Michael Gulotta, Michelle (Tony) DiStefano, Kevin Jarvis, Kim Jarvis, Sondra Jones, and Kenny Zarish, and great-grandchildren, Emily, Lacey, Ella, Adam, Miley, Dominik, Kennah, Annabel, and Greyson as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 10:00AM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Entombment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton Twp. Visitation for Jake will be held on Friday evening from 6-8PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to American Legion Post 458, 1438 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08638.