‘Heart and soul’ of beloved N.J. ice cream business dies at 85

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Frank Nasto, Jr., and his brother Alphonse, who died in May, built Nasto's Ice Cream Co. into the retail and wholesale operation it is today.

. Founded in 1939, Nasto’s has produced a variety of ice cream and other frozen confections for decades.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m at the Buyus Funeral Home, followed by a Mass at Thence to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Newark, The popular ice cream shop had humble beginnings. Frank Nasto Jr.’s parents, Frank Sr. and Angelina, openedon the corner of Jefferson and East Kinney streets after emigrating from Italy, according to the company’s website.

The company still makes Italian specialties, including Spumoni and Bisque Tortoni, using the original authentic recipes handed down from Frank Nasto Sr.’s native Nocera, Italy, the website says.

 

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