Obituary of Jerome Joseph Garofalo

Jerome Joseph Garofalo, age 97, of Bellmore, on March 16, 2017. He served in the US Army. He was employed by Rainbow Metal in LI City as a Sheet Metal Fabricator. Beloved husband of the late Dolores Garofalo. He is survived by his four children: Jennifer Manganaro (Alfred), Grace Hoffman (Steven), Geraldine Inzirillo (Frank)and Julian Garofalo.; his eleven grandchildren: Eric, Andrew, and Kristine Hoffman, Carolyn Hoffman-Schneider (David), Kathleen (Paul) Dubrosky, Michael and Patrick Manganaro, and Joseph (Lauren), Christopher (Bridget), Anthony (Tricia) and Diana Inzirillo and his seven great-grandchildren: Jackson, Layla, Allison, Carmine, Dominic, Cecilia, and Francesca. Brother of the late Casper, Rose and Joanne Garofalo. Visiting hours will be Sunday, March 19 from 2-4 & 7-9:30pm at Clair S. Bartholomew & Son, Inc. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 10:45 am on Monday, March 20, 2017 at St. Barnabas R.C. Church, Bellmore. Burial to follow at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jerome's name to the American Foundation for The Blind. A link is located in the column to the left.