Of Greentown, Pa. (formerly of Bayonne); on Saturday, February 19, 2011; father of Linda A. Sturla and husband Christopher J. Sheik of Hillsborough, N.J., and Laura M. Coulter and husband Kelley R. Coulter of Middletown, N.J.; grandfather of Nicole E. Sheik, Natalie M. Sheik, James J. Coulter, and Elizabeth A. Coulter; brother-in-law of Gerard and Baraba DeSantis, Frank and Janet DeSantis, Arthur Castro, and Gerald Cammissa; also survived by many nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends; son of the late Perlina and Joseph Sturla Sr.; brother of the late Marie C. Sturla. Funeral services were held from the JOHN E. DAY Funeral Home, Red Bank, N.J.