Funeral mass was offered July 8 at St. Nicholas Church for John Frank Halblaub, 44, a lifelong Jersey City resident, recently of Tampa, Fla. He passed away July 3. He was a project manager for Home Depot for 15 years, and recently a property manager at Casa Bella in Tampa, Fla. John was known as a real Jersey City guy and had a wealth of diverse friends along the East Coast. He was always creatively inclined and loved landscaping. He was the son of Barbara Davis and the late John Halblaub; brother of Karen and husband Frank Ranelli, Barbara and husband Frank Buonvicino, Christopher and wife Sandra Byrne; nephew of Fran and Gene Byrne; and uncle of Jenna Ranelli, Taylor and Christine Byrne, Anthony, Nicholas and Frank Buonvicino. John also leaves behind a myriad of family and friends, and also his pug, Flip. Services arranged by the Riotto Funeral Home, Jersey City.