A funeral mass was held Sept. 13 at Immaculate Conception Church for Dominic Rizzo, 96, of Secaucus, formerly of Union City and North Bergen. He passed away Aug. 27. He was the husband of the late Esther Rizzo; father and father-in-law of Peter and Edna Rizzo; grandfather of Dominic and Janina Rizzo; brother of Giuseppina and the late Maria, Alfonso, Giuseppe and Biago. Dominic came to the United States from Favara, Sicily in 1938. His first years here were spent studying and teaching with the Salesians, first in Tampa, Fla. and then in Newton.
In 1947 he became a language teacher at Union Hill High School in Union City. He taught Latin, French, Spanish, and Italian. In 1964 he became chairman of the Language Department, a position he held until he retired in 1992. Dominic had many hobbies. He played the piano. He read the great poets and philosophers. He continued to read the classics in Latin. He followed all of the local sports teams. He enjoyed gardening, especially growing vegetables. Services arranged by the Mack Memorial Home, Secaucus.