Jerome N. Ribellino

November 22, 1944 - September 12, 2018

Jerome N. Ribellino of Manalapan NJ formerly of Great Kills passed away at home on Wednesday September 12, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Jerome was devoted to his family, for him family was paramount above all else. He believed everything had its place. He posessed the ability to be gentle and loving while at the same time commanding respect and being authorative. A longtime parishioner of Holy Child he was extremely Church going. He was co- founder of a private sanitation group as well as owner / operator of a taxi and livery business in Brooklyn. In his retirement, he worked for many years as a bus driver for Vinny's Transportation Company taking children to and from school, which he enjoyed immensely . In his spare time, aside from spending as much time as possible with his family he enjoyed going out to dinner and sharing meals and good times with his friends and family. He is survived by his wife Rose Marie ( nee De Palma). His sons Jerome ( JR) and Robert, his daughter Dawn Medoro, his brother Richard, his sister in law Josephine and his 5 grandchildren. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Sunday from 2-5 PM and from 7-9PM at the John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals, Inc. 28 Eltingville Blvd. Staten Island NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Jerome at the Church of the Holy Child 4747 Amboy Road at 10:00AM Monday. Interment will follow in Moravian Cemetery.