Our loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, John Marasco, age 90, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2011 with his loving wife Joy at his bedside.
He was born January 12, 1921 in Spring Glen, Utah to Ross and Rosa Pinarelli Marasco.
Married Emma Marie Passarella on October 11, 1940; she passed away on October 17, 1982. Married Joy H. Milano on September 29, 2000 in Price.
John was a lifelong resident of Carbon County and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. He honorably served in the US Army during World War II. He was a member of the VFW Post 2379 and a retired member of the U.M.W.A. Castle Gate local 8622, with fifty years of dedicated service in the coal industry and a member of the Price Elks Lodge 1550.
Survived by his loving wife, Joy Marasco, Spring Glen; son, Richard J. (Darlene) Marasco, Woodenville, Washington; daughter, Janice (Jerry) Shaff, Elko, Nevada; three step-children, John & Dan Milano, Linda Olsen, and their spouses; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Emma; brother, Tony Marasco; sister, Antonette Pero.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. A Vigil Service will be held on Monday evening 7:00 p.m. at the Church in Helper. The family will be at the Church on Monday and Tuesday one hour prior to the services.
Entombment: Price City Cemetery.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 30, 2011.
He was born January 12, 1921 in Spring Glen, Utah to Ross and Rosa Pinarelli Marasco.
Married Emma Marie Passarella on October 11, 1940; she passed away on October 17, 1982. Married Joy H. Milano on September 29, 2000 in Price.
John was a lifelong resident of Carbon County and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. He honorably served in the US Army during World War II. He was a member of the VFW Post 2379 and a retired member of the U.M.W.A. Castle Gate local 8622, with fifty years of dedicated service in the coal industry and a member of the Price Elks Lodge 1550.
Survived by his loving wife, Joy Marasco, Spring Glen; son, Richard J. (Darlene) Marasco, Woodenville, Washington; daughter, Janice (Jerry) Shaff, Elko, Nevada; three step-children, John & Dan Milano, Linda Olsen, and their spouses; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Emma; brother, Tony Marasco; sister, Antonette Pero.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. A Vigil Service will be held on Monday evening 7:00 p.m. at the Church in Helper. The family will be at the Church on Monday and Tuesday one hour prior to the services.
Entombment: Price City Cemetery.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 30, 2011.
Our loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, John Marasco, age 90, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2011 with his loving wife Joy at his bedside.
He was born January 12, 1921 in Spring Glen, Utah to Ross and Rosa Pinarelli Marasco.
Married Emma Marie Passarella on October 11, 1940; she passed away on October 17, 1982. Married Joy H. Milano on September 29, 2000 in Price.
John was a lifelong resident of Carbon County and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. He honorably served in the US Army during World War II. He was a member of the VFW Post 2379 and a retired member of the U.M.W.A. Castle Gate local 8622, with fifty years of dedicated service in the coal industry and a member of the Price Elks Lodge 1550.
Survived by his loving wife, Joy Marasco, Spring Glen; son, Richard J. (Darlene) Marasco, Woodenville, Washington; daughter, Janice (Jerry) Shaff, Elko, Nevada; three step-children, John & Dan Milano, Linda Olsen, and their spouses; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Emma; brother, Tony Marasco; sister, Antonette Pero.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. A Vigil Service will be held on Monday evening 7:00 p.m. at the Church in Helper. The family will be at the Church on Monday and Tuesday one hour prior to the services.
Entombment: Price City Cemetery.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 30, 2011.
He was born January 12, 1921 in Spring Glen, Utah to Ross and Rosa Pinarelli Marasco.
Married Emma Marie Passarella on October 11, 1940; she passed away on October 17, 1982. Married Joy H. Milano on September 29, 2000 in Price.
John was a lifelong resident of Carbon County and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. He honorably served in the US Army during World War II. He was a member of the VFW Post 2379 and a retired member of the U.M.W.A. Castle Gate local 8622, with fifty years of dedicated service in the coal industry and a member of the Price Elks Lodge 1550.
Survived by his loving wife, Joy Marasco, Spring Glen; son, Richard J. (Darlene) Marasco, Woodenville, Washington; daughter, Janice (Jerry) Shaff, Elko, Nevada; three step-children, John & Dan Milano, Linda Olsen, and their spouses; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Emma; brother, Tony Marasco; sister, Antonette Pero.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper. A Vigil Service will be held on Monday evening 7:00 p.m. at the Church in Helper. The family will be at the Church on Monday and Tuesday one hour prior to the services.
Entombment: Price City Cemetery.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on January 30, 2011.
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