Obituary of Ralph T. Zaccaria

Ralph T. Zaccaria, 84, of Manalapan passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and settled in Manalapan in 1996. He was a dedicated and hardworking husband and father, who worked many jobs to support his family throughout the years. He served as a NYC Transit bus driver for 20 years. Ralph had a notable sense of humor, which made him loved by many. 

He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 55 years, Mary; parents, Tobias and Benedetta; and siblings, Rosemarie, Frances, and Anthony. Ralph is survived by his children, Ralph A. and his wife, Peggy; Rosemarie, and Marie Elena and her husband, Stephen; grandchildren, Thomas, Timothy, Serena, and Ryan James; siblings, Ramona Purino and Grace Bracken; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township, on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 PM with his funeral service to begin at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Park 80 West, Plaza II, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 202, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663, or the COPD Foundation, PO Box 160112, Miami, FL 33116-0112. For information, directions, or to leave condolence messages to the family, please visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com