John J. Sterople 89, of Port Charlotte, FL died on April 3, 2016.
Visiting will be at The Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive Kearny Thursday 4-8PM. Services will be on Friday at 10AM at the funeral home. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery. To leave online condolence please visit www.armitagewiggins.com
Born in Newark, Mr. Sterople lived in Kearny before moving to Florida 26 years ago.
He was the co-owner of Ryans Place Restaurant, South Orange. He most recently worked in The Deli Department at Publix Supermarket, Port Charlotte, for 20 years until this past November.
He served in The United States Army in the 82nd Airbourne during World War II. He is a member of the American Legion Post 110 in Port Charlotte.
He is the beloved husband of the late Hazel Bond Sterople. Father of Joseph (Edie Zaprir) Sterople and Sharon (Harry) Carr. Brother of Ann Dunaj. Grandfather of Jennifer, Jodi, John, Danielle and Ryan andGreat Grandfather of nine. Father in law of Sharon Sterople. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and a host of friends in Florida.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Tidewell Hospice (www.tidewell.org) 12034 N. Access Road Port Charlotte, FL 33981 would be appreciated.