He was born in Palermo, Sicily, June 11, 1920, a son of the late Samuel and Josephine Pandio Amato.
He was a member of St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church in California, PA.
Mr amto was a World War II veteran.
He held memberships in the American Legion Post 377, the Senior Swin Club and the Italo-American Club, all of California, PA. Additionally, he was a meber of Sons of Italy, Brownsville, the UMWA District 4, and was a scoumaster of Cub Pack 110 of California, PA from 1956 to 1960.
Mr Amato retired as a miner from the LTV Coal Division, Bobtown Mine, after 42 years.
Surviving are his wife, Regina "Jean" Hixson Amato; two sons, James Samuel Amato of California, PA and Oliver Michael Amato of Durango, CO; one sister, Edith Amato of Monaca; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceeded in death by brothers, Joseph and James Amato; and two sisters, Angelina Panopinto and Mildred Vetch.
Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday at 10 am with intermeny in Mt Calvary Cemetery
He was born in Palermo, Sicily, June 11, 1920, a son of the late Samuel and Josephine Pandio Amato.
He was a member of St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church in California, PA.
Mr amto was a World War II veteran.
He held memberships in the American Legion Post 377, the Senior Swin Club and the Italo-American Club, all of California, PA. Additionally, he was a meber of Sons of Italy, Brownsville, the UMWA District 4, and was a scoumaster of Cub Pack 110 of California, PA from 1956 to 1960.
Mr Amato retired as a miner from the LTV Coal Division, Bobtown Mine, after 42 years.
Surviving are his wife, Regina "Jean" Hixson Amato; two sons, James Samuel Amato of California, PA and Oliver Michael Amato of Durango, CO; one sister, Edith Amato of Monaca; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceeded in death by brothers, Joseph and James Amato; and two sisters, Angelina Panopinto and Mildred Vetch.
Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday at 10 am with intermeny in Mt Calvary Cemetery
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