Richard J. "Rick" Ponzo 68, of Fords passed away peacefully on July 28, 2023 at home.  He was born on April 29, 1955 to Richard and Martha Ponzo in Hackensack and lived in Fords for the past 25 years.  Rick was married to Valerie on Valentines Day in 1999 and they shared 24 beautiful years of marriage together.

Rick had an interest in building Legos putting his engineering skills to the test.  He also enjoyed caring for tropical fish and  his two fur-babies, Marko and Bridgette.

Rick was predeceased by his parents, Richard and Martha Ponzo.

He is survived by his wife Valerie of 24 years, his sister, Catherine and her husband Mitchell, his brothers, Joseph and his partner Maria Simonetti, and Thomas Ponzo and his partner, Maureen O'Connor, and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 31, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Flynn and Son Funeral, 23 Ford Ave., Fords.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM from Flynn and Son Funeral Home, Fords, followed by a 10:30 AM Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church, Fords.  Interment will follow in Holy Rosary Cemetery of Good Shepherd Parish on Oregon Ave., off of New Brunswick Ave,  Fords.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association https://www.heart.org/ or the American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/ .