Former New Castle resident, Roger H. DeLillo, Sr., 77, of Anderson, Indiana passed away July 12, 2013 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital in Indiana following a sudden illness.
He was born in New Castle on July 9, 1936 to the late Louis, Sr. and Alice Conti DeLillo. Roger was a graduate of New Castle High School. In 1958 he was drafted into the U.S. Army and played in the 282 Army Post Band at Ft. Jackson, S.C. Roger always loved music and was a professional trombonist and performed with many bands and orchestras across North and South America. In 1958 he played with Woody Herman’s Band while making a “goodwill tour” of South America for the State Department. In 1960, he played with Duke Ellington and Jerry Winters in the Waukegan Jazz Festival. Roger also performed on many famous TV shows, including the Mike Douglas Show and the Jackie Gleason Show. In 1962 he worked in theatre productions with Tom Poston and Barbra Streisand. Roger was a long time member of the Red Coat Band in New Castle and the APF of W musicians union. Roger was also known for giving private trombone lessons.
He is survived by his son, Roger DeLillo, Jr. and his wife Jennifer of Anderson, IN and four grandchildren, Sgt. Joshua Czerepka, of the USMC, Allis Czerepka, Emma DeLillo and Roger Antonio DeLillo.
In addition to his parents, Roger is preceded in death by his two brothers, Louis DeLillo, Jr. and W. Edward DeLillo and his sister, Norma DeLillo.
Visitation is Tuesday from 5PM to 8PM at the Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home and Crematory 3000 Wilmington Rd.
A procession will leave the funeral home on Wednesday morning at 9:30AM for St. Vitus Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM. Rev. Father William Siple of St. Vitus Church will officiate.
Burial will take place at Castle View Memorial Gardens. The New Castle Area Honor Guard will perform military honors at the cemetery.