Anthony J. Magnatta
Devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather
Anthony J. Magnatta "Mag," 89, of Nutley, N.J., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.
The funeral will be 9:30 a.m., Thursday, from the S.W. Brown and Son Funeral Home, (www.swbrownandson.com), 267 Centre St., Nutley. The Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., at Holy Family Church in Nutley. The interment will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, N.J. Visitors will be received at the funeral home on Wednesday, 4 to 8 p.m.
Born in Newark, N.J., Anthony was the son of the late Alfonsina (Rosamilia) and Philip Magnatta. Anthony retired as a salesman for Crucible in Fairfield, N.J.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in the Korean War.
The beloved husband of the late Elaine (Buono) Magnatta, Anthony is survived by his loving children, Janet Satos and her husband, Dean, Lorraine Rubinstein and her husband, Ken, Robert Magnatta, James Magnatta and his wife, Lisa, and Maria Turriziani and her companion, Ken Loesser. Anthony is also survived by his grandchildren, Lauren, Kimberly, Stephanie, Kristen, Anthony, Michael, and Joseph; his brother, John Magnatta; and his great-grandchildren, Olivia, Grayson, Evelyn, and Mia Elaine, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews, and countless friends.
He was also predeceased by his grandson, Michael Rubinstein; his sister, Sarah De Cagna, and his brother, Nicholas Magnatta.