A funeral mass took place Sept. 14 at Sacred Heart R.C. Church for James P. Girardo, 89, of Manchester. He passed away Sept. 11. He was the husband of the late Bernadetta Girardo; uncle of Bridget and her husband Salvatore DeVenio, Gina and her husband Robert Pollio and Marc and his wife Dagmara DeFilippo. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Mr. Girardo worked as an electrical engineer for the Jersey City Department of Public Works. Services arranged by the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home, Lyndhurst.