Iervolino, Thomas

Blauvelt, NY - Tappan Location

Thomas Iervolino, a longtime Blauvelt resident, died Sunday at the Sunrise Community in Westtown, PA, where he had recently moved. He was 89.

Tom was devoted to his family. He was President of the Blauvelt Little League, an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts, and a member of the Rockland County Radio-Control Airplane Club. He also organized family camping trips to North Lake, NY, which involved as many as 20 people and created many wonderful memories.

Born in Brooklyn NY, on Nov. 17, 1932, he attended LaSalle Military Academy, Oakdale, Long Island, and was a graduate of Manhattan College in the Bronx. He served in the US Army from 1954-1956. He got his pilot’s license when he was 21.

A civil engineer by training, he was in management at Brooklyn Union Gas, retiring in 1989 after 30 years. He also organized the company’s annual canoe trips on the Delaware River.

Tom was a devout Catholic, and was an usher at St. Catharine’s Church in Blauvelt, where he went to daily mass for many years. He served on the Parish Council, and supervised the expansion of the St. Catherine’s school. He also catalogued and organized the records for St. Catharine’s Cemetery.

Not one to sit still, Tom also volunteered with Meals on Wheels for 20 years, and was an ombudsman for nursing home residents in Rockland County. He also supervised the expansion of Blauvelt Library, and was a member of the Rockland County Power Squadron.

In addition to all of his activities, Tom was a man of many interests. He was an avid ham radio operator, a serious stamp collector and an astronomy enthusiast.
He had a passionate interest in history, with a collection of hundreds of books on the Civil War and World War II. He and his wife, Evelyn, loved taking historic tours of Civil War battlefields. They also loved traveling in Europe.

In addition to his wife, who passed away in 2016, he was predeceased by his son-in-law, William Bellion. He is survived by his children: Susan Bellion of Ridgefield, CT; Thomas Iervolino (Lisa) of Chadds Ford, Pa.; and Richard Iervolino of Blauvelt, NY.; and his sister, Ann McIntyre of Somers, NY.

A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 22nd, 10am, at St. Catharine's Church in Blauvelt with burial to follow at Tappan Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Thursday, April 21st, 4-8pm, at the Moritz Funeral Home in Tappan.