Obituary of Lawrence Carmine Vastola

Lawrence Carmine Vastola, 83, of Palm Coast Florida passed away on December 24, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer. He was born on June 14, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Carmine and Edna Vastola.  Lawrence married Winifred Quinlan on December 19, 1963, in Yonkers, New York. In 1961 he graduated from Assumption College, and in 1965 from the St. Louis University School of Law.  He was a member of the New Jersey Bar Association where he practiced Law for 55 years.  

Lawrence was the managing member of the Gerald and Elizabeth Geiger Charitable Foundation Inc, and an honorary member of the Green Village Fire Department. He previously resided in Harding Township, New Jersey for more than 30 years, and was for 15 years an Attorney for the Bridgewater Planning Board and an active Member in the Lions Club. He loved spending time with family-especially his 10 grandchildren, playing trivia, and traveling.  He was an avid NY Yankees and John Wayne fan. 

Lawrence is survived by his wife Winifred Vastola; daughters, Oonagh Barrow and her husband Christopher, Elizabeth Campo and her husband Joseph, Meagan Faraher and her husband Matthew, and Kerry Vastola; sons, Keith Vastola and his wife Melissa, Doyle Vastola and his wife Niesha; brothers, Michael, Mark, and Joseph; grandchildren, Claire, Blake and Ryan Campo, Shane, Collin and Riley Faraher, Abbie, and Tyler Vastola, Eric Vastola, and Hunter Kelly.

Lawrence is preceded in death by his son, Lawrence Vastola, Jr.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the visitation for Lawrence to be held on Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Madison Memorial Home, 159 Main Street, Madison.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Lawrence on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m at St. Vincent Martyr Church, 26 Green Village Road, Madison. 

Interment will follow at the New Vernon Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made in Lawrence’s name to The Gerald and Elizabeth Geiger Charitable Foundation INC, 36 E. Main St., Somerville, NJ 08876-2308.