Nick Pietroiacovo, born in San Polo Matese, Italy, a long-time resident of Bloomfield, passed away on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. He was 62 years of age.
Nick was a member of the Heavy and General Laborers’ Local 472 Union for over 40 years. He was a construction worker with Ferreira Construction Company. To all who knew Nick, he was truly a wonderful person with a one of a kind personality. He helped anyone in need, at any time, proudly earning the nickname, “the neighborhood assistant” on his block. He enjoyed sports, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers, landscaping, doing work around the house, shopping, and enjoyed all types of food. He loved his family and was a true friend by all.
Nick leaves behind his high school sweetheart and loving wife of 34 years, Donna, and their daughter Nicole; sister Lucia Pietroiacovo; mother-in law Rosalyn Mangione; sisters-in-law Theresa Garner and her husband Michael, Rosalind Martino and her husband Steve; Lisa Mangione and her fiancée Gerard; Ann Mangione; father-in-law Anthony Mangione and his wife Kelly, with their children, Brittany, Chelsea and Anthony. Nick also leaves behind many nieces and nephews, Samantha, Nicholas, Kara, Leah and Dante. Nick was preceded in death by his parents Michele and Teresa Pietroiacovo, brother Franco Pietroiacovo and niece Alyssa Martino.
Friends and family may visit from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 18th, at Halpin- Bitecola Brookdale Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday September 19th at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Entombment will follow at Glendale Cemetery.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations may be made in his honor to American Heart Association www.heart.org or Alyssa Martino Memorial Foundation through PayPal at alyssamemorial@optonline.net