Ralph Anthony Spatola, 92, of Bayville, NJ passed away on September 13, 2025. He was born in Newark, NJ and lived many years in Irvington, NJ before moving to Bayville. Mr. Spatola proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and worked as a Machinist for Worthington Pump Corp in Harrison, NJ. He loved to do carpentry work, work on cars, go fishing, and enjoyed watching wrestling on T.V.   

He is predeceased by his wife Josephine Catherine Spatola in March, his parents Ralph Spatola and Mary Travisano and his brother Pasquale Spatola.   

Surviving his three children, Michael Spatola, Mark Spatola and his wife Maryanne, and Lisa Chase and her husband Scott, five grandsons, Vincent Spatola and his wife Lisa, Anthony Spatola and his wife Lola, Joseph Spatola, Christopher Spatola and his wife Hayley and Nicholas Chase, two granddaughters, Nicole Spatola, and Megan Chase, and eight great grandchildren.   

The burial will be on Friday September 19, 2025, at 1:30pm along with Military Honors at Gates of Heaven 225 Ridgedale Ave., East Hanover, NJ 07936. 

In lieu of flowers donations in Ralph’s memory to Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association - https://act.alz.org