A funeral mass was offered May 8 at St. Lawrence Church for Richard DeCosmis, 76, of Weehawken. He passed away May 4. He was born in Hoboken and lived most of his life in Weehawken. Richard was a police officer for the Weehawken Police department for over 30 years before retiring in 1993 and was the former Director of Public Safety for the Township of Weehawken. Richard was also a veteran of the United States Army.
He was the husband of Rosemarie DeCosmis (nee. Rovelli). He was the father of Lisa DeCosmis Block and husband Joseph, John DeCosmis and wife Maria, Richard DeCosmis II, Dana DeCosmis Paz and husband Al, Gina DeCosmis and Doreen DeCosmis. He was the brother of Aneillo and the late Victor DeCosmis. Richard was the grandfather of Jessica, Vincent, Nicholas, Joseph, Michael, Gabriel and Michelle as well as the uncle of Aneillo DeCosmis Jr. Services arranged by the Leber Funeral Home, Union City.