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John Anthony “Lefty” Alascio Sr.

Birth
Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
15 Feb 1981 (aged 65)
Arbutus, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section JJ, Lot 283, Grave 4
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John Anthony Alascio, Sr.

A Mass of Christian Burial for John Anthony (Lefty) Alascrio Sr., a longtime Lexington Market produce merchant, will be offered at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Victory Church, 4416 Wilkins avenue.

Mr. Alascio, who was 65, died Sunday at his Arbutus home. The owner of Lefty's Produce for more than 50 years, Mr. Alascio had inherited the stall from his father, a native of Palermo Sicily, who immigrated here in the early 1900s. His father at one time operated five fruit stalls in the old Lexington Market. Mr. Alascio was born and reared near the Lexington Market neighborhood and as a youth helped his father with the fruit business. He attended local public schools. Mr. Alascio lived in Arbutus for the past 25 years.

Survivors include his wife, the former Eleanor Corcoran; two sons, Thomas J. Alascio, Sr., and John Anthony, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. JoAnne Edwards, and three grandchildren all of Arbutus; two sisters, Margaret Marsiglia and Lucy Alascio; and two brothers, Harry Alascio and Joseph Alascio, all of Baltimore.

The Baltimore Sun, February 17, 1981.
John Anthony Alascio, Sr.

A Mass of Christian Burial for John Anthony (Lefty) Alascrio Sr., a longtime Lexington Market produce merchant, will be offered at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Victory Church, 4416 Wilkins avenue.

Mr. Alascio, who was 65, died Sunday at his Arbutus home. The owner of Lefty's Produce for more than 50 years, Mr. Alascio had inherited the stall from his father, a native of Palermo Sicily, who immigrated here in the early 1900s. His father at one time operated five fruit stalls in the old Lexington Market. Mr. Alascio was born and reared near the Lexington Market neighborhood and as a youth helped his father with the fruit business. He attended local public schools. Mr. Alascio lived in Arbutus for the past 25 years.

Survivors include his wife, the former Eleanor Corcoran; two sons, Thomas J. Alascio, Sr., and John Anthony, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. JoAnne Edwards, and three grandchildren all of Arbutus; two sisters, Margaret Marsiglia and Lucy Alascio; and two brothers, Harry Alascio and Joseph Alascio, all of Baltimore.

The Baltimore Sun, February 17, 1981.


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  • Created by: Jim Fox
  • Added: Mar 30, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197958491/john_anthony-alascio: accessed ), memorial page for John Anthony “Lefty” Alascio Sr. (11 May 1915–15 Feb 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197958491, citing New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Jim Fox (contributor 46518074).