Former longtime Red Bank and Little Silver resident and Sea Bright diner owner, Umberto Niro, more currently of Toms River, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11. He was 87.
Born to Nicola and Camilla Niro in Baranello, a municipality in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, Italy, Umberto was the eldest of three children. He completed his high school education and enlisted in the Italian military. He began as a paratrooper and progressed to Special Forces during his time serving his country. Umberto met and married Gilda di Nallo in Italy, and together they emigrated to the United States to settle and have a family.
Umberto was predeceased by his parents, Nicola and Camilla.
He is survived by: his wife of 60 years, Gilda di Nallo Niro; his three children, Patrick (Kristy) Niro, Stefania (Bradley) Scott, and Isabella (Jason) von der Linden; his seven grandchildren, Emma, Grace, Caroline, Marlee, Abigail, Lucas and Ethan; his sister, Catherine (Paul) Parmentola; his brother, Achille (Suzanne) Niro; his nieces and nephews, Paul (Maria) Parmentola, Michelle (Mario) Pati, Danielle (Matt) Niro-Sams, Nicole (Joe) Tate, James (Lauren) Niro, Jason (Maureen) Niro, Marco Niro and Giovanna Niro; and many cousins and extended family in Italy, Canada and Argentina.
A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday, July 25, from 6 to 9 p.m.at the John E. Day Funeral Home in Red Bank. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m. at St. James RC Church, also in Red Bank. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Umberto’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association (https://www.alz.org/) or to the National Kidney Foundation (https://www.kidney.org/).
— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home
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