Obituary of Fred T. Agoglia

Fred T. Agoglia, 92, of Bayonne, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Bayonne Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, Fred was a longtime resident of Brooklyn until moving to Bayonne. He was a Veteran of World War II, having proudly served his country with the US Army. Fred was the proprietor of his family butcher shop in the 1950’s. He changed careers at the age of 48 and went to work for the New York Telephone Company having retired at age 65. Some of his hobbies included New York Yankees baseball, New York Giants football and trips to Atlantic City. He was a former usher and parishioner at St. Vince DePaul Church. Fred was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle who will be sorely missed by those who loved him. Son of the late Joseph and Angelina Agoglia, father of the late Fred J. Agoglia, brother of the late Lucy Agoglia, Antoinette Maresca, Bob, Nick, Tony and Pat Agoglia; he is survived by his loving wife of 66 years Alvera “Dolly” Agoglia; his daughter Susan Agoglia; his son and daughter-in-law Greg and Lorraine Agoglia; 4 grandchildren Keith Knudsen, Stacy Spencer, Amanda and Stephen Agoglia; 2 great-grandchildren Emily and Olivia Spencer; 2 brothers Joseph and Carmen “Sonny” Agoglia; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Fred will he held on Tuesday, April 21, at 10AM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Interment will follow at St. Gertrude’s Cemetery, Colonia, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015 from 5-8PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Fred’s memory to Covenant House Times Square Station P.O. Box 731 New York, NY 10108-0900.