Victor Lawerence Minicozzi Jr, 63, of Auburn, passed at his residence on Saturday, March 14, 2026. He was born in South Plainfield, N.J. to the late Victor Minicozzi and Patricia Barto.
He is also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Guiseppe and Elizabeth Minicozzi; his maternal grandparents, Ray and Mary Barto; and his brother, David Minicozzi.
Victor is survived by his wife, Juanita Minicozzi (whom he ever so lovingly referred to as the general); his daughter, Madison Minicozzi; his stepchildren (whom he loved and treated as his own), Chris (Kayla) Kelley, Morgan (Jovanni) Campbell, Ray (Cheyanna)Darden, Mamie Darden, Logan Darden and Gwendolyn Darden; his grandchildren, Jackson and Mason Kelley, Jayton, Marley, and Max Campbell, Lasley and Arlo Darden, Maeliza Hardison; his brother, Leonard (Gwyneth) Minicozzi; his sister, Trish (Tom) Asch; and s several nieces and nephews.
Victor was very proud of his Italian heritage. He loved and cherished his family and friends. He always made them his top priority, putting himself last. He had the best sense of humor and a love of all things sports, especially baseball.
Victor was an active member of the South Plainfield Jr. Baseball Club from ages 8-15. He was a traveling all-star many times during his career. He also served as an umpire equipment manager. He even coached his younger brother Len one season. He became extremely active 1990-1996 serving on the board of directors as trustee, assistant tournament director, & commissioner of the league. He played basketball on the CYO team. He loved to bowl in leagues and tournaments. He had also served as commissioner of the South Plainfield Floor Hockey League. Victor was a lifelong NY Yankees, Giants, and Rangers fan.
Victor worked in the insurance industry for over 40 years. His last position until the time of his death was operations manager at United Healthcare.
A Celebration of Life for Victor Minicozzi Jr. will be conducted at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Kirby Funeral Services Russellville. Visitation is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. until time of service.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers please send donations to South Plainfield Junior Baseball Club, 1140 Loraine Ave. , South Plainfield, NJ 07080