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Giovanni “John” Caporaso

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Giovanni “John” Caporaso

Birth
Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italy
Death
16 May 2013
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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John (Giovanni) Caporaso, a former resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, May 16, at 89.

John grew up in Santa Maria en Capua Vetere in Italy. He came to America in 1955 for a vacation trip with his family while residing in Venezuela. He immediately fell in love with Chicago, and moved to Skokie, Illinois, where he founded Abatron, Inc. in 1959. He later moved his family and the business to Elgin, Illinois where he remained until 1995 when he moved his business to Kenosha in order to support the demands of a thriving business.

John retired in 2008, and in 2011 he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he resided until his final days.

John leaves behind six children, Tony Caporaso of Watsonville, Calif., David Caporaso of Byron, Ill., Daniel Caporaso of Belvidere, Ill. wife Sherry, with three sons, Nikolai, Marcus and Garion, Laura Librande of Snohomish, Wash., husband David, and a son Jonah Andre Caporaso of Winnetka, Calif., wife Sheila, and children Cameron and Rosie, Marco Caporaso of Chicago, Ill.

He will be loved and remembered by his family and friends.

A memorial service was planned in Kenosha.
John (Giovanni) Caporaso, a former resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, May 16, at 89.

John grew up in Santa Maria en Capua Vetere in Italy. He came to America in 1955 for a vacation trip with his family while residing in Venezuela. He immediately fell in love with Chicago, and moved to Skokie, Illinois, where he founded Abatron, Inc. in 1959. He later moved his family and the business to Elgin, Illinois where he remained until 1995 when he moved his business to Kenosha in order to support the demands of a thriving business.

John retired in 2008, and in 2011 he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he resided until his final days.

John leaves behind six children, Tony Caporaso of Watsonville, Calif., David Caporaso of Byron, Ill., Daniel Caporaso of Belvidere, Ill. wife Sherry, with three sons, Nikolai, Marcus and Garion, Laura Librande of Snohomish, Wash., husband David, and a son Jonah Andre Caporaso of Winnetka, Calif., wife Sheila, and children Cameron and Rosie, Marco Caporaso of Chicago, Ill.

He will be loved and remembered by his family and friends.

A memorial service was planned in Kenosha.

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  • Created by: Louis Rugani
  • Added: May 25, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111177009/giovanni-caporaso: accessed ), memorial page for Giovanni “John” Caporaso (unknown–16 May 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111177009, citing Agudath Achim Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Louis Rugani (contributor 39874824).