Michael F. Marcantino, 94, of Ninth St., West Pittsburg, passed away November 24, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown.
Born on October 11, 1919 in New Castle, Michael was the son of the late Andrea and Rose Capots Marcantino. Preceding him in death on January 13, 2013, was his wife, the former Fannie Othites, whom he married in 1952.
Michael was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII where he earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He retired from the Penn Power Company where he worked as a weigh man for over thirty years. Michael was a avid golfer and enjoyed fishing, playing cards and checkers. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather and his family was very dear to him.
Michael is survived by his children, Michael Marcantino and wife Sharon of Dillsburg, PA; Patti Marcantino and husband John Wesolowski of West Lake, OH; two grandchildren, Ashley Greathouse, Anne Marie Reck and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents and wife, Michael is preceded in death by his four brothers, James, Amiel, John and Robert Marcantino and three sisters, Rose Marcantino, Josephine Tate and Helen Fazzone.
Visitation is Tuesday from 3PM to 7PM at the Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home and Crematory 941 S. Mill St.
The New Castle Area Honor Guard will perform military rites at the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:15AM. A procession will then leave the funeral home at 9:30AM for St. Vincent de Paul Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM. officiated by Rev. Father Nicholas Vaskov.
Burial will take place at Parkside Cemetery.