Obituaries

Pasculo A. Cipriano, 84, Army Veteran

Former Mineola resident passed away on May 23, 2013.

Pasculo A. Cipriano of Wrightsville and formerly of Hauppauge, NY and New Braunfels, TX, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family at the age of 84

Born Wednesday, April 17, 1929 in Mineola, Long Island, NY, Pasculo was the son of the late Pasquale & Estelle John-Dick Cipriano. 

He had retired from the University of Texas, Austin, where he worked as an Electromechanical Design Engineer. He was also a US Army Veteran having served in occupied Japan, attended Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Columbia, PA and an Alumi with Bishop Loughlin School. Pasculo was also a former member of the Sons of Italy, Haupauge, NY; St. Francesco di Paola Roman Catholic Church, San Antonio, TX and former member and secretary of the Smithtown Moose Lodge 1798, Smithtown, NY. 

Pasculo is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Mary Elizabeth Killian Cipriano.

His sons: James F. Cipriano, of Hornell, NY and Michael P. Cipriano and his wife Margaret, of Center Barnstead, NH.

His daughter: Barbara A. Fitzpatrick and her husband Mark, of Columbia, PA. His sister: June Marie Homes, of Clearwater, FL. His grandchildren: Jamie Lynn McClatchie, Jennifer Ann Cipriano, Anthony Pasculo Cipriano, Caitlin Elizabeth Cipriano, James Reilly Cipriano, Thomas Arthur Cipriano, Meghan Josephine Cipriano, Melissa Jane Cipriano, Matthew James Fitzpatrick and Jacquelyn Siena Fitzpatrick. His great-grandchildren: Isaac Samuel & Lucas James McClatchie and Xander Gabriel Plank along with many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his brother: James Broderick Cipriano and his sisters: Ann Marie Cipriano & Jacqueline Janet Cipriano. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, May 31, 2013 at 11 a.m., at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 409 Cherry St., Columbia, PA with the Reverend Kenneth Lawrence, officiating. A viewing to be held prior to the service from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial, with full Military Honors, will follow in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, PA.


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