Father Gerard M. Lombardo
May 2, 1952 - January 13, 2015
Father Gerard M. Lombardo Obituary
Reverend Gerard M. Lombardo (Father Gerry) Pastor of St. Michael / St. Joseph Parish, Bayonne, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 comforted by the Sacrament of Last Rights. He was born in Avoca, PA. Father Gerry was 62. Father Lombardo attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Darlington and at Seton Hall University. He was ordained a priest on November 22, 1986 in Sacred Heart Cathedral Basilica, Newark, by His Eminence, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, who was then the Archbishop of Newark. Father Lombardo obtained the degrees of Master of Divinity and Bachelor of Arts from Immaculate Conception Seminary. He served as a Parochial Vicar at these parishes: Assumption, Roselle Park, St. Benedict, Newark, Our Lady of Fatima, North Bergen, St. Thomas More, Fairfield, Immaculate Heart of Mary/St. Patrick, Elizabeth and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Ridgewood. In addition to these assignments, he also served as Chaplain at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. In 2003, Archbishop John J. Myers appointed him Pastor of St. Michael /St. Joseph Parish in Bayonne. Father Gerry was predeceased by his parents, Michael & Regina (nee McGowan) Lombardo and a sister, Karen Lombardo. He is survived by 2 sisters, Michele Brado & her husband Joseph and Maureen Lombardo & her spouse Dinah Holm. Also survived by 4 nieces and nephews, Joseph, Adam and Erica Brado and Talia Lombardo. Visitation will be at the Dzikowski, Pierce and Levis Funeral Home, 24 East 19th Street, Bayonne on Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m. There will be a second visitation in Saint Michael Church, 15-21 East 23rd Street on Sunday from 2 to 7 pm, concluding with Evening Prayers at 7:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be on Monday in Saint Michael Church at 10:30 am. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 340 Ridge Road, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Father Gerry's memory to St. Michael / St. Joseph Church. For directions and condolence messages please visit www.dplfh.com Service
Monday, January 19, 2015 10:30am
Funeral Mass
IntermentHoly Cross Cemetery
340 Ridge Road
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 07031
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Reverend Gerard M. Lombardo (Father Gerry) Pastor of St. Michael / St. Joseph Parish, Bayonne, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 comforted by the Sacrament of Last Rights. He was born in Avoca, PA. Father Gerry was 62. Father Lombardo attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Darlington and at Seton Hall University. He was ordained a prie
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