John Menna Sr., age 72, born Sept. 13, 1947, suddenly lost his life due to a senseless crime in his home in Moneta, Virginia June 4, 2020. Born, raised and longtime resident of Red Bank, John’s fondest days were spent at his family’s butcher shop, the West Bergen Market. A graduate of Red Bank Regional High School in 1965, he went on to become a member of Laborers Local 472 for 17 years and later Ford Motor Company. He then started and successfully ran his own business, Westside Landscaping in Red Bank, until he retired in 2010 and fulfilled his lifelong dream of moving to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.
An avid outdoorsman and marksman, he loved hunting, fishing and boating with his many close-knit and lifelong friends. He was a wonderful cook, loved to read and was a friend to everyone, with unlimited love and jokes to share.
He was predeceased by his parents Albert and Mary Ann Menna of Red Bank. John is lovingly remembered by his two sons, John Jr. and his wife Tiffany and Thomas and girlfriend Corrina, both of Toms River; sister Linda Mihalic and her husband Tony of Howell; granddaughter, Eloise, whom he adored; and the rest of his family and many life-long friends.
A memorial service will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home, 1735 Route 35, Middletown.
The article originally appeared in the November 5 – 11, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
