Benjamin S. Aquino, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at Hackensack Meridian/JFK Medical Center in Edison.

Benjamin who would have been 72 on November 12th was born and raised in the Philippines. He trained there as a pulmonologist and practiced both there and was affiliated with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center here in New Jersey.  He had been a parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Fords. He was a beloved husband,  devoted father,  dear brother, and proud grandfather. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him both here and back in his native Philippines.

Friends may call on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 3:00pm - 7:00pm at the Flynn and Son/Mitruska Funeral Home, 23 Ford Ave., Fords where services will begin on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00am. A funeral liturgy will follow at 10:30am in Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Fords. Cremation will take place at Rosehill Crematory, Linden.

A full obituary will be posted soon.