Emil Neroda

Emil Neroda was born to Peter and Eufemia Neroda on February 17, 1920 in Elizabeth, NJ. Emil served in the Army Air Corp as a motion picture film editor during WWII. He continued working in the motion picture industry as a sound engineer at Reeves Sound Studios then as owner and president of the Sound Shop Inc. Emil was a member of the Local 52 Union and a Fellow in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. His career in the industry spanned nearly 40 years netting him two Emmys and screen credits on several award winning films, commercials and television programs. Emil died peacefully from natural causes on January 23, 2013 at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut in the presence of family. Margaret Collins, Emil's first wife and mother to their six children passed away in 1966. Dolores Russell his second wife and co-founder of the Sound Shop passed away in 1993. Emil is survived by his six children; Margaret Di Diego, Sally Dixon, Daniel, Laurence, Thomas, and James. He had ten grandchildren. He also had six great-grandchildren. He was loved by many, and will be remembered as a strong, caring and honest father, grandfather, husband and friend.