ASHTABULA —
Rinaldo DiFranco, age 66, of Ashtabula, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at home.
Born Sept. 30, 1944, in Montalto, Italy, he was the son of Raffaele and Ida (Frate) DiFranco.
Survivors include his wife, Maria DiFranco of Ashtabula; first wife, Almerinda DiFranco of Fullerton Calif.; sons, Antonio (Rosa) DiFranco of Corona, Calif., Carlo (Debbie) Ferrando of Tulsa, Okla., Maurizio (Gabriela) DiFranco of Fullerton Calif., Johnny (Karen) Ferrando of Saybrook Township and Franco DiFranco of Fullerton, Calif.; daughter, Rosemary (Ron) Phelps of Ashtabula; grandchildren, Christina Stevenson, Giovanni DiFranco, Chelsie Jones, Kyle Jones, Amber Justmann, Jennifer Craft and Joseph Phelps; great-grandchildren, Christopher and Joseph Stevenson; brothers, Alfredo (Melina) DiFranco of Italy, Remo (Lois) DiFranco of Chesterland and Vincenzino (Cynthia) DiFranco of Willoughby; and many loving nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Antonio DiFranco; and a nephew, Dino DiFranco.
Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, May 12th, at GUERRIERO FUNERAL HOME, 1550 W. 19th St., Ashtabula, with entombment to follow in Greenlawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, at the Funeral Home.
Obituary and condolences at starbeacon.com.
Obituary Archives
Rinaldo DiFranco
- Obituary Archives
-
-
PAUL A. DEMSHAR
Paul Arthur Demshar, 62, left this world Wednesday, May 15, 2013, and is now with his Savior.
-
GERTRUDE E. BERKEY
Gertrude “Gert” E. (nee: Kleinfeld) Berkey, 79, of Hambden Township, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Briar Hill Care Center in Middlefield.
-
Marian A. Landon
Marian A. Landon, age 89, of Saybrook Township, passed away peacefully Saturday May 18, 2013, in the Hospice Unit of Ashtabula County Medical Center with her loving family by her side.
-
ROBERT G. BRADEN
Robert G. Braden, 79, of Pierpont, Ohio, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at his home surrounded by family.
-
MICHAEL D. PATTON
Michael D. Patton, 32, of Ashtabula, died Sunday, May 19, 2013.
-
A. LUCILE WALTER
A. Lucile Walter, 88, a resident of Geneva the past two years, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Geneva Village Nursing Home.
-
NORMAN L. PROCTOR
Norman Loyal Proctor, 97, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at his home.
-
Nancy F. Proctor
Nancy F. Proctor, age 80, of Ashtabula, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center.
-
DAVID L. MOODY JR.
David Louis Moody Jr., 89, of West Ave., died Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the ICU of Ashtabula County Medical Center.
-
Harry E. Knapp
Harry E. Knapp, age 59, of Ashtabula, passed away peacefully, Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Vibra Hospital in Warren Ohio.
-
Phyllis Andrea
Phyllis Andrea, of Lake Ave., Ashtabula, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Country Club Retirement Campus.
-
Joseph Zudor III
Mr. Joseph Zudor III, age 64, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Carington Park Nursing Home in Ashtabula.
-
SHIRLEY DODGE
Shirley Dodge, 66, of Madison, Ohio, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Cardinal Woods Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Madison.
-
EARL E. PIERCE III
Earl Eugene Pierce III, 65, of Ashtabula, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Ashtabula County Nursing Home in Kingsville.
-
NORMAN L. PROCTOR
Norman Loyal Proctor, 97, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at his home.
-
Katharina R. Hurst
Katharina R. Hurst, age 89, of Lee Road, Ashtabula, died Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2013, at Saybrook Landing.
-
RONALD E. CLUTTER
Ronald E. Clutter, 55, of Garrison Road, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Ashtabula County Medical Center.
-
MARTHA L. HUTTENSTINE
Martha L. Huttenstine, 89, of Monroe Township, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Lake Pointe.
-
Linda L. Copley
Linda Lou Copley, age 71, formerly of Ashtabula and Inez, Ky., died peacefully at her home in Nashville on March 27, 2013.
-
Francis R. Trun
Francis R. Trun, age 93, formerly of Westshore Drive, Ashtabula, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Menorah Park Center.
- More Obituary Archives Headlines
-
PAUL A. DEMSHAR


