Edward Lawrence Truscelli, 87, of Pennington passed away Tuesday, February 13th at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton. Born in Fairview, NJ, he had resided in Fort Lee, NJ for most of his life before moving with his wife to Pennington in 2015. He was a US Navy Veteran and a graduate of Mercy College in NY with an Associate Degree in Police Science. He retired as a police lieutenant after 33 years of service in the Fort Lee, NJ Police Department. As a husband, father, grandfather, relative, friend or public servant, he enjoyed doing good things for people and making others feel good about themselves.
Son of the late Louis and Grace Hand Truscelli, he is survived by his wife of 61 years Anne M. Truscelli, his son and daughter-in-law, Edward P. Truscelli and Elizabeth Green-Truscelli, his grandson, Christopher M. Truscelli, and his sisters, Joanne Stoltz and Barbara Sambogna.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on March 10, 2018 at 12pm at St. James RC Church, 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The interment will be private in Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Church of the Madonna, Fort Lee, NJ.
Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com.
