Obituary of Anthony W Tedeschi

Anthony William Tedeschi of Moorestown, New Jersey passed away on Sunday, February 7, at the age of 76. After years of declining health, Anthony died peacefully with his beloved wife Lois and family by his side. Anthony or Tony, as people called him, was born in in Camden New Jersey on September 12 1944, to father Raffaele Tedeschi and mother Lucia Tedeschi. The third of four children, Tony attended Camden Catholic High School. It was there where he met his high school sweetheart and future wife Lois. They have been together ever since and it is impossible to discuss Tony’s life without mentioning his loving wife. Regarding marriage Tony would always say, “you can be right or you can be happy.” After high school Tony attended the University of Nebraska until his father passed suddenly and he had to take over the family grocery store. Upon selling the store, he went into the investment business as a stockbroker in 1969. He quickly built a very successful practice and was quoted in such publications as the New York Times and Bloomberg. Tony was a lifetime member of the Union League of Philadelphia. The most cherished thing in Tony’s life was his family. Whether it was his wife, children, grandchildren, cousins and close friends he loved spending time with them at get-togethers and having a good meal. To him family was everything and he will be dearly missed by all. In later years Tony struggled with a variety of health issues but remained positive till the end. Anthony was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother Ralph Tedeschi. He is survived by his wife Lois Tedeschi; sister Anita (Mike) McCafferty, brother John (Geraldine), children Anthony Jr (Jen), Lori (Todd) Parsons, Christian (Erika) and Paul (Lianne); grandchildren Zachary, Liam, Gavin, Ava, AJ, Lucia, Loella, Amelia, Raffaele and Sophia Antonia. A visitation for Tony is planned for Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 6-8 pm. The visitation will be at the Falco/Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, 6600 N. Browning Rd in Pennsauken, NJ. The funeral will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:30AM. The funeral will be held at Our Lady of Counsel Church on 42 W Main St, Moorestown, NJ. All are invited to attend. People wishing to honor Anthony’s lifelong commitment to family and community can make donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Please send all donations to PO Box 98018 Washington DC 20090. Due to current Covid-19 capacity restrictions, we ask that you please pay your respects in a timely manner to allow others to enter the building. Face masks MUST be worn inside both the funeral home and the church.