Frank Villani

Frank Villani, age 83, of Paramus, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Predeceased by first wife Frances Anne Villani in 1970. Survived by 5 children, Douglas & his wife Ellen Villani, Donna Marie Villani & her husband John Sansevere, Troy & his wife Rhonda Villiani, Todd & his wife Beth Anne Villani, and Frank & his wife Colleen Villani, 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his second wife Frances J. Villani in 2015. Survived by 3 stepchildren, Susan McKay Piro and her 2 children, Richard & his wife Lauren Piro, and Mark & his wife Melissa Piro and their 2 children. Born in Brooklyn, Bushwick, New York, Mr. Villani graduated from Bushwick High School. He was a musician, singer for Local 802-and member of the IATSE Actors Union-since the age of 16 playing with different bands, also a backup singer for many famous female and male artists and groups. He was also employed with Dumont Television in 1953 as a mic boom operator and cameraman for channel 5. Before retiring in 1994 he worked for Sun Chemical in Carlstadt as a distribution warehouse manager. Funeral service Saturday 9AM from the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, 425 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. Funeral Mass 10AM Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C. Church. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery, Staten Island. Friends will be received Friday 2-4 & 7-9PM. Donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack NJ 07601.