Obituary of Teodoro Naccarella

Teodoro Naccarella died on Friday October 21, 2022, in Monroe Township, NJ.  He was 93 years old.  Teodoro was born on July 11, 1929 in Guardiagrele, Chieti Province, Italy where he was raised and lived until 1951.  He left Italy in 1951 for South America, where he resided in Argentina and Venezuela.  In 1956, he moved to the United States where he resided in the Bronx, NY for 46 years until moving to Monroe Twp. in 1999.  Teodoro was a medical instrument technician and was employed by American Cystoscope Makers Inc. for thirty-seven years, retiring in 1994.  Teodoro was a fan of Italian soccer and the New York Mets.  He enjoyed cooking and playing bocce and cards, especially pinochle, gin rummy, and poker.

Teodoro is preceded in death by his loving wife Olga Naccarella (nee Lattari) (2019) and his seven siblings.

He is survived by his three sons, Robert Naccarella and his wife Ting Shen of Piscataway, NJ, Theodore Naccarella and his partner Kimberly Gost of Longport, NJ, and Daniel Naccarella and his wife Shana of Ardsley, NY, five grandchildren, Jacey, Ian, Jake, Tucker, and Evan, and many other extended family members.

 Cremation is private.

 A memorial gathering will be from 2-4pm and 7-9pm on Friday, November 4, 2022 at the M. David DeMarco Funeral Home, 205 Rhode Hall Road, Monroe Township, NJ.  

In lieu of flowers, and for those who desire, memorial contributions may be made to either The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (give.michaeljfox.org), or the American Parkinson’s Disease Association (apdaparkikson.org).