America has lost another World War II Veteran. Born January 6, 1920, passed away on April 16, 2011 at age ninety-one. He resided at 700 South Colorado Street (1340 West) in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
The youngest and last surviving of thirteen children of the Vincenzo Marcovecchio family from Italy. Mother Meli in Stockton, Utah raised him. During World War II, he served three years under Gen. Patton in the African and European theatres.
As a forty-year truck driver for PIE, he received the Million-Mile award for safety. Married Emma Meli; later divorced. Married for sixty years to Colleen Bassett until her passing in 2008.
Survived by his three sons: Michael (Laurie) Roberts, Randy (Barbara), and Scott; daughters by love: Nona Merrill, Chris Smith, Robyn Brown; three grandsons; three granddaughters; ten great-grandchildren; in-laws Sharon Nytch and Keith and Millie Bassett; and niece JoAnn Dixon.
He requested no service be held.
Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery for family.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on April 17, 2011.
The youngest and last surviving of thirteen children of the Vincenzo Marcovecchio family from Italy. Mother Meli in Stockton, Utah raised him. During World War II, he served three years under Gen. Patton in the African and European theatres.
As a forty-year truck driver for PIE, he received the Million-Mile award for safety. Married Emma Meli; later divorced. Married for sixty years to Colleen Bassett until her passing in 2008.
Survived by his three sons: Michael (Laurie) Roberts, Randy (Barbara), and Scott; daughters by love: Nona Merrill, Chris Smith, Robyn Brown; three grandsons; three granddaughters; ten great-grandchildren; in-laws Sharon Nytch and Keith and Millie Bassett; and niece JoAnn Dixon.
He requested no service be held.
Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery for family.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on April 17, 2011.
America has lost another World War II Veteran. Born January 6, 1920, passed away on April 16, 2011 at age ninety-one. He resided at 700 South Colorado Street (1340 West) in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
The youngest and last surviving of thirteen children of the Vincenzo Marcovecchio family from Italy. Mother Meli in Stockton, Utah raised him. During World War II, he served three years under Gen. Patton in the African and European theatres.
As a forty-year truck driver for PIE, he received the Million-Mile award for safety. Married Emma Meli; later divorced. Married for sixty years to Colleen Bassett until her passing in 2008.
Survived by his three sons: Michael (Laurie) Roberts, Randy (Barbara), and Scott; daughters by love: Nona Merrill, Chris Smith, Robyn Brown; three grandsons; three granddaughters; ten great-grandchildren; in-laws Sharon Nytch and Keith and Millie Bassett; and niece JoAnn Dixon.
He requested no service be held.
Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery for family.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on April 17, 2011.
The youngest and last surviving of thirteen children of the Vincenzo Marcovecchio family from Italy. Mother Meli in Stockton, Utah raised him. During World War II, he served three years under Gen. Patton in the African and European theatres.
As a forty-year truck driver for PIE, he received the Million-Mile award for safety. Married Emma Meli; later divorced. Married for sixty years to Colleen Bassett until her passing in 2008.
Survived by his three sons: Michael (Laurie) Roberts, Randy (Barbara), and Scott; daughters by love: Nona Merrill, Chris Smith, Robyn Brown; three grandsons; three granddaughters; ten great-grandchildren; in-laws Sharon Nytch and Keith and Millie Bassett; and niece JoAnn Dixon.
He requested no service be held.
Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery for family.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on April 17, 2011.
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