Simone "Joe" Grassano Sr. - of Bayonne passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday July 29th 2014, he was 52. Simone was a member of Bayonne Elks & The Bayonne Bridgemen and was loving husband to Colleen (nee: Blanch) and father to Rocco, Simone Jr. and Lucia Grassano and boyfriend Steven Laguna, as well as being grandfather to Lilith Laguna. Simone was pre-deceased by parents Rocco & Lucia (nee: Calderone) and brother Anthony. Surviving him are his siblings Theresa Swandrak and husband Peter, Rose Ernst and husband Robert and Cosmo Grassano and his late wife Theresa; as well as nephews Robert Ernst Jr., Peter Szwandrak and wife Tara, Jonathan Ernst and wife Viktoriya; nieces Bernadette Montera and husband Paul, Cassandra Moran and husband Michael and many other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, grand -nieces and nephews and dear friends, both here and in Italy. Visitation will be Sunday August 3rd from 4-8 pm at Migliaccio Funeral Home, 851 Kennedy Blvd. (at 33rd St.) in Bayonne. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday August 4th at 10:30 am at Assumption Church, 91 W. 23rd St. in Bayonne with private cremation to follow.