William E. Rottino, 75, of Neptune, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 with his wife and children at his side.
Bill was born in Manhattan and raised in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. He graduated from All Hallows High School in the Bronx, and Regis University, in Denver. He then served in the U.S. Navy, doing two tours in Vietnam aboard the USS Estes. He married his wife, Mary, in New York in 1970. They moved to New Jersey after the birth of their first child and lived in Tenafly, where his children were raised, and in Spring Lake Heights for several years before moving to Neptune a year ago. After his military service was completed, he embarked on a successful career in finance, starting as an auditor at Brooklyn Union Gas Co., before moving to W.R. Grace & Co. He went on to serve as a Vice-President at Chase Bank for 27 years, became a Chartered Financial Analyst, and then went on to become a Vice-President and Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s Investors Service for 12 years, before retiring. In retirement, he did volunteer tax preparation for the AARP. He was a member of the Englewood Field Club, Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club, and Jumping Brook Country Club, and was an avid tennis player, platform tennis player and golfer. But above all, Bill was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Bill was predeceased by his parents, Dr. Antonio and Rose (Zarcone) Rottino, and by his brother, David Rottino. He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Mary (Noone), and by their children, Andrew Rottino, Hoboken, Nicole Herring and her husband Ryan, of Wayne, and Claire Rottino and her husband John Kolovos, of Medfield, MA. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Cassidy and Dean Kolovos, and Avery and Paige Herring, who brought him tremendous joy, as well as his brother and sister-in-law, Antonio, Jr. and Marcia Rottino, of Racine, WI, and his sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and George Bednar, of Camarillo, CA.
Visitation will take place at O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy. 35, Wall, on Thursday, July 26, 2018, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Innocents Church, Neptune, on Friday, July 27, 2018, at 10 AM. Private cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bill’s memory may be made to N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, at www.njvvmf.org, or Mercy Center, at www.mercycenternj.org, or Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, at www.parentprojectmd.org. Condolences may be sent via www.obrienfuneralhome.com.