John F. Santos, age 66, of the Morgan section of Sayreville passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at HUMC, Hackensack. Born in Gafanha da Boa Hora, Vagos, Portugal, he emigrated to Brazil when he was 18 months old and lived in São Paulo for 16 years before coming to the United States in 1973. He met the love of his life, Bernadine Nieratko, in South River, marrying in 1975. John was employed as a pipe fitter for 33 years at Ford Motor Company in Edison, retiring in 2007. After retirement, John volunteered for several years at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy and then worked part-time at Costco for 9 years. John was a longtime communicant of St. Lawrence RC Church.
John is predeceased by his beloved wife Bernadine in 2012. He is survived by his children Daniel and his partner Katherine Benedict, Michael and his wife Monica, and Nicholas, his granddaughter Lilah, his mother Francelina Tendeiro, his siblings Vera and her husband Carlos Santos, Horacio Tendeiro and his wife Ana Claudia, and Luis Tendeiro and his wife Michelle Pence, as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Services will be at 9:15am Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Carmen F Spezzi Funeral Home, 15 Cherry Lane, Parlin, NJ, followed by at 10am Funeral Mass at St. Lawrence RC Church, Laurence Harbor. Committal services are private.
Calling hours at the funeral home will be Tuesday from 4pm to 8pm.
Please note that masks are required in the building at all times, regardless of vaccination status Completed arrangements, directions, and letters of condolence to the family may be found by visiting www.spezzifuneralhome.com