Pasquale L. Pontoriero

   BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Pasquale L. Pontoriero, 81, died Nov. 29 in the Care One at Hamilton.
   Born and raised in Trenton, he resided in California for over 30 years and had recently resided in the Trenton area for the past 23 years. Mr. Pontoriero was employed with Shell Chemical Co. for 34 years as a sales representative and an entomologist. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
   Predeceased by his parents, Giacomo and Domenica Gaetano Pontoriero, his wife Ruth Hefner Pontoriero and two brothers, Anthony and James Pontoriero, he is survived by two brothers, Charles Pontoriero and George Pontoriero and his wife Patricia; a sister, Catherine Mineo, and a nephew and his wife, James and Kathleen Pontoriero, with whom he resided. Also surviving are two sisters-in-law, Marion and Catherine Pontoriero and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
   A Rite of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday at Chambers D’Errico and Correnti Funeral Home, 825 Chambers St., Trenton. Clergy from Our Lady of the Angels Parish officiated. Entombment of remains followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hamilton.
   Memorial contributions may be made to, Homeside Hospice, 67 Walnut Ave. Suite 205, Clark, NJ 07066.