Michael Giro Castaldo passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at his home in Edison. He was 48 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 10, 1974, he was raised in Carteret and has resided in Edison for the past two years.

Mr. Castaldo was employed as a truck driver with Bayshore Recycling in Keasbey.

He was predeceased by his father, Giro A. Castaldo, in 2013.

Surviving are his mother, Theresa McDonnell Castaldo, of Avenel; children, Brandon, Giro and Kaitlyn Castaldo, of Edison; sisters, Jennifer of Belleville and Caroline of Woodbridge; nieces, Theresa, Frankie Ann and Emily; nephews, Anthony and Christopher; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will take place on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. from Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Street, Woodbridge. A Mass of Resurrection will follow at 9:00 a.m. at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Carteret. Interment will be in Alpine Cemetery, Perth Amboy. Visitation for family and friends will be on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.