Giovanni "John" Pluchino

Giovanni John Pluchino, 92, of Manville, NJ entered peacefully into eternal rest on July 22, 2024 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born on June 1, 1932 in Valledolma Provincia of Palermo, Sicily Italy, the son of the late Giovanni Pluchino and Rosaria Spata Pluchino. John was a resident of Manville for 68 years. John left Italy to come to America in June 1956 and stayed with his Aunt Genevieve Guastella. He met the love of his life, Rosina who came to America in July 1956 and stayed with her Step-sister Concetta Trunzo. Luckily, the Aunt and the Step-sister were good friends. John and Rosina only spoke Italian, and not a single word of English, so their friendship evolved into their love story. They recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on July 20th. John was a hard working man who mastered his masonary trade. He worked at Manville Mason Supply and Pluchino Brothers Mason Construction. As he aged, he needed to work an easier job and retired from Design Molding & Plastics. He had a passion for gardening and took pride of the vegetables and herbs he grew- and as we say from garden to table, where Rosina loved cooking his vegetables into delicious meals. He is survived by his wife, Rosina Pluchino; four children Sarina Urban and her husband James from Charlestown, Rhode Island, Beatrice Samol and her husband Pablo from Bridgewater, Rosemary Salerno and her husband Vincent from Middlesex, and son John Pluchino, Jr. from Manville; one brother Carmelo Pluchino and his wife Rose from Manville; sisters Angela Pluchino Gennuso and her husband Luigi from Loano, Italy and Giuseppa Pluchino Ganci and her husband Salvatore from Palermo, Sicily. He has six grandchildren, Matthew, David, Ryan Anthony, Brittany and Tyler. He has six great-grandchildren, Isabella, Luke, Abigail, Marina, Forest, and Santino and many nieces and nephews in New Jersey, Texas and Italy. He was predeceased by his brothers Lucio Pluchino, Giuseppe Pluchino and Rosario Pluchino all of Palermo, Sicily. He was loved and will be sadly missed by his family and friends. John was a parishioner of Christ the Redeemer Church (Sacred Heart) in Manville. John’s family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the doctors, staff, nurses and aides of Robert Wood Johnson Somerset Hospital and Grace Hospice for their compassionate care during his unexpected brief pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The viewing will be on Friday, July 26, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Blvd., Manville, NJ 08835. The Funeral will be on Saturday, July 27, 2024 8:00 AM from the Ketusky Funeral Home followed by a 9:00 AM Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church ( Christ the Redeemer Parish) in Manville, NJ. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough, NJ.

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Giovanni "John" Pluchino

June 1, 1932 - July 22, 2024