A. Frank Scola

Born on January 21, 1938 in Plainfield Twp., Pa., he was the son of the late Costabile and Harriet Stoddard Scola.

He was a CPA with Cross Country Clothes, Rapid American and then became 500 Fashion Group for many years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving from 1961 to 1963.

“Frank” enjoyed going to Marco Island, Fl., was an avid historian and was a reader of classical literature. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Braga Scola who passed away in 1989.

He is survived by his long-term companion, Beverley Atkinson of Amherst, MA., his daughter, Yvette Scola and her husband Dennis McLaughlin of Westfield, NJ, along with his siblings, Dolores Benjamin of Allentown, Pa., and Arthur Scola. He is also survived by his grandchildren Cameron and Greta McLaughlin.

Services will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of A. Frank to the Patricia Scola Memorial Scholarship Fund at the College of Nursing Rutgers University, Newark, 180 University Ave., Newark, NJ. 07102

The Finegan Funeral Home, Phillipsburg, NJ, has been entrusted with his arrangements.