John A. Campanile,Sr., 89, of Muncy, Pa. passed away on October 13, 2024, just days before his 90th birthday.  Born in NJ, he was a long-time resident of Nutley before retiring to Pennsylvania.  During his years living in Nutley, he was a member of UNICO and of St. Paul's Congregational Church.

Throughout his long life he shared, by example, the value of hard work and the importance of education.  A proud US Navy Veteran, John served as a sonarman from 1953-1956 on the destroyer, USS Preston (DD-795). After returning home from duty, he finished his degree and graduated from Newark College of Engineering (presently, NJIT) and went on to work, for 25 years, as an Industrial Engineer for ITT Avionics Defense Division in Clifton. During this time, he and his wife also owned and operated Suburban Essex Realty on Franklin Avenue in Nutley from 1974 through 1987. Upon retiring, he purchased a 90 acre farm in Pennsylvania where he built their dream home and lived with his wife of 71 years for the next 30 years.

To the very end, John maintained his sense of humor and was romantic and caring toward his beloved wife, Rosemarie.  He was a loving and devoted father of Diane L. (Joseph) Graff; John A. Campanile, Jr. (companion Kathleen); Doreen (Kevin) Vernarec, and Christopher J. (Annie) Campanile, A loving grandfather of Christina (Dan) Kubarewicz, Melissa and Brian Graff, Nicole and Zachary Vernarec, and Phoenix Campanile. Cherished great-grandfather of James and Jake Kubarewicz. Dear brother of James Campanile, Jr. and Beverly Jordan; predeceased by his brother Robert T. Campanile.

At John's request, no funeral service was held.

Donations may be made to help wounded veterans at WoundedWarriorProject.org .  While he was not wounded during service, John wanted to help those who were. Or to The Nature Conservancy at Preserve.Nature.org