Anthony Romanchuk Jr., a resident of Livingston, N.J., since 1981, died at age 79, on Sunday, March 28, 2010. A Funeral Mass is in St. Philomena's Church, 396 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston, N.J., on Monday, April 5, 2010, at 10 a.m. Interment follows at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y.

The family will receive their friends at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, N.J., on Friday, April 2, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, April 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. There will be no visitation on Easter Sunday. A veteran of the Korean War, Anthony served on the Aircraft Carrier USS Antietam, and was awarded the Air Medal.

He was employed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for over 33 years. He first served as a police officer at the Holland Tunnel and then went on to airport operations at JFK. In 1987, Anthony retired as assistant chief of terminal services at Newark Airport. Locally, he was a member of the American Legion Post 201 of Livingston.

Anthony is survived by his daughter, Maryann and her husband, Carlos; granddaughters, Rachel and Leanna; brothers, William and Taras, and a sister, Sonia. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Livingston First Aid Squad, 62 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston, N.J. 07039.