A funeral mass was offered Jan. 21 at St. Nicholas Church for George Gruber, 84, of Jersey City. He passed away at home surrounded by his family. George grew up in Union City and moved to Jersey City in the 1950’s. Receiving his master’s degree in chemistry, George worked for several companies, including Pittsburg Plate Glass, Stauffer Chemicals and Axo Chemicals, where he specialized in environmental science. He was an avid NY Giants fan and loved fishing and boating, but most of all, George put his family first and looked forward to vacations at Beach Haven with his family. He was the husband of 49 years to the late Marcella (Civitillo); father of Gary Gruber and his wife Linda, Gail Rodriguez and her husband Juan, Gerri-Anne Gruber-Zadroga; grandfather of Nicholas Gruber, Alexandra Rodriguez, Georgia-Anne and Dennis Gerard Zadroga; brother-in-law of Ralph Civitillo and his wife Barbara; Uncle of Marc Civitillo, Gia Gunthel, Kurt Gruber and Susan Symth. Servies arranged by the Riotto Funeral Home, Jersey City.