Obituary of Edward L. Viano

Edward L. Viano, 78 of Port St. Lucie, Florida and formerly of Vineland, died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Kindred Hospital in Riviera Beach, Florida. He was born in Vineland and after graduating from Vineland High School in 1952, he worked alongside his father in various businesses which included a trucking business, Viano Bros and Bellmawr Laundromat. He entered the securities business in 1968 working for IDS Financial Services and then finally FSC Security Corp., where he opened his office in Vineland with his business partner of 39 years, Ed Souders. Edward served in the Naval Reserves then Navy, being stationed at Lakehurst Naval Airbase working with the airships. He participated in the JC's of Buena and was a legislative aide in Trenton, NJ. He loved fishing, boating, golfing, cooking crabs and spaghetti for family and friends, bird hunting with his father and watching western sunsets. He was a member of the Legacy Golf and Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He is predeceased by his first wife, Gladys (Stignani) Viano, and parents, Edward L. Viano and Mary (Renzi) Viano. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, 2 step-sons, Matthew and Eric Dolton, 2 grandchildren, Aaron and Elise Dolton, nephews, Donald and David Menzoni and several cousins. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday at 10am at Christ the Good Shepherd Parish, St. Isidore's Church, 1655 Magnolia Rd, Vineland. Entombment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Vineland. Friends will be received on Friday evening from 6pm to 8pm at the DeMarco-Luisi Funeral Home 2755 S. Lincoln Ave., Vineland and again on Saturday morning at the church from 9am to 10am. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072 Pittsfield, MA 01202.