The photo above shows the dalmatic and stole, the vestments worn by deacons. Monitor file photo
Funeral services will be held Aug. 27 in St. Anselm Church, Tinton Falls, for Deacon Alfred (Al) E. Caponigro, who died Aug. 12 in Tuscon, Ariz. He was 74.
Visitation and recitation of the Rosary will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls.
Deacon Caponigro was ordained a deacon May 11, 1991, by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. He ministered in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Asbury Park (now part of Mother of Mercy Parish, Asbury Park), until September 1998, when he and his family relocated to Tuscon.
St. Anselm Church is located at 1028 Wayside Rd., Tinton Falls.