Saturno Anthony D'Arpini
Saturno (Tony) D'Arpini, aged 72, died in the Memorial Hospital Unit, Monroe, Mi. He had been in poor health for a month. Friends called in the Rupp Funeral Home where the rosary was recited. Funeral services were in the funeral home and in St. John's Catholic Church, Monroe. The Rev. Joseph Perkowski officiated and burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, LaSalle, Mi. The son of Angelo and Anunzita (Salvatore) D'Arpini, he was born Oct. 17, 1904 in Rome, Italy. He married Clara F. Rodey on Sept. 23, 1925 in Monroe. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1975. He came to Monroe in 1911 from Endicott, N.Y. He was employed by Woodall Industries in Monroe for 14 years and retired on Aug. 8, 1975, from the Todco Overhead Door Division in Toledo, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, sons, Harold, S. John, and Robert J. of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Eva A.) Denno of Monroe; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Licina and Mrs. Josephine D'Alessandri of Monroe and Mrs. Anna Bonifacio of Indiana: 10 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dahlia, who died one week earlier, Oct 12, 1976.
~~In Memory of my father-in-law~~
"PA" as everyone called him was a good husband, father, and grandfather. He came to this country looking for a better life. By the age of eleven, he had his first job working in a shoe repair shop. He attended Lincoln School in Monroe, where he was taught English by his teacher pointing to words in the English-Italian dictionary.
He later worked for his brother-in-law Harry Bonafacio's grocery store where he met his wife Clara. She was a frequent shopper there. They were married by Judge Carl Franke, but later repeated their vows in St. Joseph Church.
Pa learned to speak and read and write English, and on June 14th, 1935 in the Circuit Court Room, of the Monroe County Court, he pledged his allegiance to this country, and was so grateful to become a United States Citizen. A dream come true.
Tony as he was known, was a gardener, who worked part-time to support the family. He worked for some well known families in Monroe, and was a person that if he touched your soil, the flowers would grow. He loved to grow Orchids, which was almost unheard of in this area without a greenhouse. But not him, he just said his prayers over them and they grew. He worked at his day job and did not retire until he was 72 years old, and still worked his part-time jobs until he passed away.
"Remembering you brings a smile to my face, a warmth to my heart, and time is erased. I remember you as though you were here, remembering you is when the pain disappears. One bright light shining down forever inspiring our hearts and minds. Always remembered with warmth and much love."
Saturno (Tony) D'Arpini, aged 72, died in the Memorial Hospital Unit, Monroe, Mi. He had been in poor health for a month. Friends called in the Rupp Funeral Home where the rosary was recited. Funeral services were in the funeral home and in St. John's Catholic Church, Monroe. The Rev. Joseph Perkowski officiated and burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, LaSalle, Mi. The son of Angelo and Anunzita (Salvatore) D'Arpini, he was born Oct. 17, 1904 in Rome, Italy. He married Clara F. Rodey on Sept. 23, 1925 in Monroe. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1975. He came to Monroe in 1911 from Endicott, N.Y. He was employed by Woodall Industries in Monroe for 14 years and retired on Aug. 8, 1975, from the Todco Overhead Door Division in Toledo, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, sons, Harold, S. John, and Robert J. of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Eva A.) Denno of Monroe; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Licina and Mrs. Josephine D'Alessandri of Monroe and Mrs. Anna Bonifacio of Indiana: 10 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dahlia, who died one week earlier, Oct 12, 1976.
~~In Memory of my father-in-law~~
"PA" as everyone called him was a good husband, father, and grandfather. He came to this country looking for a better life. By the age of eleven, he had his first job working in a shoe repair shop. He attended Lincoln School in Monroe, where he was taught English by his teacher pointing to words in the English-Italian dictionary.
He later worked for his brother-in-law Harry Bonafacio's grocery store where he met his wife Clara. She was a frequent shopper there. They were married by Judge Carl Franke, but later repeated their vows in St. Joseph Church.
Pa learned to speak and read and write English, and on June 14th, 1935 in the Circuit Court Room, of the Monroe County Court, he pledged his allegiance to this country, and was so grateful to become a United States Citizen. A dream come true.
Tony as he was known, was a gardener, who worked part-time to support the family. He worked for some well known families in Monroe, and was a person that if he touched your soil, the flowers would grow. He loved to grow Orchids, which was almost unheard of in this area without a greenhouse. But not him, he just said his prayers over them and they grew. He worked at his day job and did not retire until he was 72 years old, and still worked his part-time jobs until he passed away.
"Remembering you brings a smile to my face, a warmth to my heart, and time is erased. I remember you as though you were here, remembering you is when the pain disappears. One bright light shining down forever inspiring our hearts and minds. Always remembered with warmth and much love."
Saturno Anthony D'Arpini
Saturno (Tony) D'Arpini, aged 72, died in the Memorial Hospital Unit, Monroe, Mi. He had been in poor health for a month. Friends called in the Rupp Funeral Home where the rosary was recited. Funeral services were in the funeral home and in St. John's Catholic Church, Monroe. The Rev. Joseph Perkowski officiated and burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, LaSalle, Mi. The son of Angelo and Anunzita (Salvatore) D'Arpini, he was born Oct. 17, 1904 in Rome, Italy. He married Clara F. Rodey on Sept. 23, 1925 in Monroe. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1975. He came to Monroe in 1911 from Endicott, N.Y. He was employed by Woodall Industries in Monroe for 14 years and retired on Aug. 8, 1975, from the Todco Overhead Door Division in Toledo, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, sons, Harold, S. John, and Robert J. of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Eva A.) Denno of Monroe; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Licina and Mrs. Josephine D'Alessandri of Monroe and Mrs. Anna Bonifacio of Indiana: 10 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dahlia, who died one week earlier, Oct 12, 1976.
~~In Memory of my father-in-law~~
"PA" as everyone called him was a good husband, father, and grandfather. He came to this country looking for a better life. By the age of eleven, he had his first job working in a shoe repair shop. He attended Lincoln School in Monroe, where he was taught English by his teacher pointing to words in the English-Italian dictionary.
He later worked for his brother-in-law Harry Bonafacio's grocery store where he met his wife Clara. She was a frequent shopper there. They were married by Judge Carl Franke, but later repeated their vows in St. Joseph Church.
Pa learned to speak and read and write English, and on June 14th, 1935 in the Circuit Court Room, of the Monroe County Court, he pledged his allegiance to this country, and was so grateful to become a United States Citizen. A dream come true.
Tony as he was known, was a gardener, who worked part-time to support the family. He worked for some well known families in Monroe, and was a person that if he touched your soil, the flowers would grow. He loved to grow Orchids, which was almost unheard of in this area without a greenhouse. But not him, he just said his prayers over them and they grew. He worked at his day job and did not retire until he was 72 years old, and still worked his part-time jobs until he passed away.
"Remembering you brings a smile to my face, a warmth to my heart, and time is erased. I remember you as though you were here, remembering you is when the pain disappears. One bright light shining down forever inspiring our hearts and minds. Always remembered with warmth and much love."
Saturno (Tony) D'Arpini, aged 72, died in the Memorial Hospital Unit, Monroe, Mi. He had been in poor health for a month. Friends called in the Rupp Funeral Home where the rosary was recited. Funeral services were in the funeral home and in St. John's Catholic Church, Monroe. The Rev. Joseph Perkowski officiated and burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, LaSalle, Mi. The son of Angelo and Anunzita (Salvatore) D'Arpini, he was born Oct. 17, 1904 in Rome, Italy. He married Clara F. Rodey on Sept. 23, 1925 in Monroe. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1975. He came to Monroe in 1911 from Endicott, N.Y. He was employed by Woodall Industries in Monroe for 14 years and retired on Aug. 8, 1975, from the Todco Overhead Door Division in Toledo, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, sons, Harold, S. John, and Robert J. of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Eva A.) Denno of Monroe; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Licina and Mrs. Josephine D'Alessandri of Monroe and Mrs. Anna Bonifacio of Indiana: 10 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dahlia, who died one week earlier, Oct 12, 1976.
~~In Memory of my father-in-law~~
"PA" as everyone called him was a good husband, father, and grandfather. He came to this country looking for a better life. By the age of eleven, he had his first job working in a shoe repair shop. He attended Lincoln School in Monroe, where he was taught English by his teacher pointing to words in the English-Italian dictionary.
He later worked for his brother-in-law Harry Bonafacio's grocery store where he met his wife Clara. She was a frequent shopper there. They were married by Judge Carl Franke, but later repeated their vows in St. Joseph Church.
Pa learned to speak and read and write English, and on June 14th, 1935 in the Circuit Court Room, of the Monroe County Court, he pledged his allegiance to this country, and was so grateful to become a United States Citizen. A dream come true.
Tony as he was known, was a gardener, who worked part-time to support the family. He worked for some well known families in Monroe, and was a person that if he touched your soil, the flowers would grow. He loved to grow Orchids, which was almost unheard of in this area without a greenhouse. But not him, he just said his prayers over them and they grew. He worked at his day job and did not retire until he was 72 years old, and still worked his part-time jobs until he passed away.
"Remembering you brings a smile to my face, a warmth to my heart, and time is erased. I remember you as though you were here, remembering you is when the pain disappears. One bright light shining down forever inspiring our hearts and minds. Always remembered with warmth and much love."
