Ralph J. Pucci, 95, formerly of Perth Amboy died October 19, 2010, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge.

Born and raised in Perth Amboy, Ralph moved to Millstone in 2002. He was the Owner and President of Pucci Mechanical Contractors in Perth Amboy from 1963-2004 and a Charter Member of the NJ Examiner Board of Master Plumbers License #4. Ralph will be remembered as a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and employer who enjoyed dancing, sports, and trips with his wife to Atlantic City. He was a communicant of Most Holy Rosary Church in Hopelawn and a Most Holy Rosary Seniors.

Ralph was predeceased by his wife Rose M. (Bruno) in 1993; his parents, Antonio and Rosaria Pucci; siblings Angeline, Frank, Mary Titolo, Josephine Alessi, Anne Duggan, John and George.

He is survived by his children: Ralph of East Brunswick, Rosemarie Quagliariello and her husband Massimo "Corky" of Plainfield, Anthony of Perth Amboy, and Maria Bandola and her husband Barry of Millstone, with whom he lived; grandchildren: Ralph A, II and Christopher Pucci; M. Alessandro Quagliariello; Lia Abernathy, Allegra Greeley, Anthony and Nathaniel Pucci, Gina and Marc Bandola; 5 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Joseph of Palm Coast, FL.

Funeral Services will be at 8:45 AM on Friday, October 22, 2010, from FLYNN AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 319 Amboy Avenue, Metuchen, NJ followed by a 9:30 AM Funeral Liturgy at Most Holy Rosary Church in Hopelawn. Interment will follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Hopelawn. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 21, from 4-8 PM.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey, 176 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701.