Vito Foti

Vito F. Foti

Public Accountant and Mandolinist

Vito F. Foti (90) longtime resident of East Orange and Millburn, NJ passed peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 5th, 2015.  Visitation is Thursday, April 9th from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm at the Galante Funeral Home, 2800 Morris Ave, Union, NJ.  A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday 10:00 am at St. Rose of Lima Church, Short Hills, NJ. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.

Vito was a decorated WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps.  He graduated from Seton Hall University and worked as a public accountant for Lieberman Bros. & Drossman for over 30 years, then worked in the Papermill Playhouse Finance Dept. for over 20 years.

An avid mandolinist, Vito was a “Hall of Fame” 60-year member of the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra.

Vito loved ballroom dancing and along with his wife Millie was a celebrated local talent, winning the 2007 Millburn Senior Dance Contest.  Vito and Millie led off the"Papermill Flashmob"of 2010 with a “Peabody” step that has half a million hits on YouTube. They also formed a song and dance duo called “It’s Never Too Late” entertaining for local charities.

He received a lifetime service award from St. Joseph’s Church in  East Orange, N.J. for his volunteer activities.  He served as President of the Holy Name Society and called Bingo (B---2!) for many years.  Later in life, Vito was also active at St. Rose of Lima Church.

Vito is survived by his wife Carmela (Millie) of 63 years; his five children Maria Johnson and husband Allen, Gabe Foti, Jim Foti and his wife Carrie, Tom Foti, Anne Pollock and husband William; his twelve grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters-in-law, Rose Foti of Brick NJ, Marie Mosso of West Orange NJ and Sue Mosso of Miami FL, and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.  His kindness, smile and infectious laugh are their treasured memories.