More detail on this person: Robert L. Vecchio,
72, died Tuesday at the Somerset Medical Center.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Vecchio lived most of
his life in Hillsborough. He was a helicopter
pilot in the United States Army during the Viet
Nam Conflict. He was a member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 12 in Somerville and the Viet
Nam Vets Association in Flemington. He retired
from Torcon Inc. as construction estimator.
Son of the late Joseph and Concetta Vecchio, he is
survived by his wife Gayle Hamilton Vecchio, two
sons Patrick and Michael, two brothers Ralph and
Joseph Vecchio, one sister Terri Kennedy.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 am
at the Hillsborough Funeral Home, 796 Rt. 206,
Hillsborough. Visitation will be Friday from 6-9
pm at the funeral home. Graveside services will be
held Wednesday, July 25, 11:00 am at Holy
Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, 1734 Clinton Ave.,
South Plainfield, NJ. In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to St. Hubert's Animal
Welfare Center, PO Box 5281, North Branch, NJ
08876 or The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
34th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA.
19104.
Published in Courier News on July 19, 2012
Burial information: Holy Redeemer Church, South Plainfield, NJ
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