Joseph Ordini,

April 12, 1921 - April 19, 2010

Joseph Ordini, Sr, age 89, of Franklin Lakes, N.J. passed away on Monday, April 19, 2010 at Newton Memorial Hospital. Loving husband of the late Wilma (nee Day) Ordini. Mr. Ordini leaves three children, Joseph, Jr., Carole, and Paul, to cherish his memory. He also leaves 8 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He is survived by his brothers Alexander and Albert, and his sisters Theresa del Sardo, and Rose Napadano. He was predeceased by brothers Louis, Frank, and John, and sister Caroline. Joseph served his country honorably as a member of the United States Coast Guard during World War l l and was active in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation during that conflict. Joe was an outstanding baseball, softball and football star, and a member of the Eastside High School Hall of Fame. He is well remembered as a successful entrepeneur who built and managed a thriving business for more than sixty years in Paterson's Riverside Section, The famous Joe Ordini's Pools on River Street. That business is still in operation presently and will be managed by daughter Carole. He also is remembered as a friend of the Greater Paterson Business Community and as a member of the Riverside Veterans of Hawthorne, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joe's name to the Valley Hospital or American Heart Association.