Gustavo Velez

Gustavo Velez 95 of Kearny died on February 6, 2017.Visiting will be at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive Kearny on Friday 4-8PM.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be officiated on Saturday at 10am at St. Cecilia's Church, Kearny.  Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery.

Born in Cuba, Mr. Velez came to The United States in 1962 and  lived in Newark before moving to Kearny.

Mr. Velez was employed with Texaco in Cuba and continued to work at Texaco in Newark when he came to The United States. He also was the founder and owner of Marvel, a company which installed window treatments, located in Kearny for 20 years   He was a member of The Lions Club in Elizabeth.

He is the beloved husband of Maria Martinez Velez.  Father of Maroa Velez Vurno (Tom) and Gus Velez (Cynthia).  Brother of Marta Velez, Miriam Rodriguez and Gilma Suarez.  Grandfather of Thomas and Charles Vurno.

In lieu of flowers kindly consider a donation to St. Joseph School for the Blind 761 Summit Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07307attention Fund Raising Department In memory of Gustavo Velez www.schoolfortheblind.org  

Posted on February 7, 2017 .