Tony DeCenzo

The obit of Tony DeCenzo appeared in the Indiana (Pennsylvania) Evening Gazette on December 21, 1974
Tony DeCenzo, 82, of Creekside, died Thursday, December 19, 1974 at the Indiana Hospital, following an extended illness.  The son of Loreto and Frances Centofani DeCenzo, he was born September 7,1892 in Pettorano, Province of Aquila, Italy.  A resident of Creekside for the past 61 years, Mr. DeCenzo was a member of the Church of the Assumption of Ernest.  He retired in 1960 as a section foreman for the B. and 0. Railroad, completing some 46 years of service, and had also worked for the former B. R. and P. Railroad.  Surviving him are these children: Joseph L. DeCenzo, Clinton, Maryland; Mrs. James (Sarah) Mandolene, Indiana RD 2; Mrs. Yolanda Price, Lackawanna, New York; Dominick DeCenzo, Hollywood, California, and Mrs. Robert (Mary) Moretti, Creekside; three brothers and four sisters, all living in Italy; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Serrian DeCenzo on September 23, 1962.  The family will receive friends from 7-9 this evening and 2-4 and 7-9 on Sunday at the Frank T. Mihalcik Funeral Home, Indiana, where a wake service will be held at 8:45 p.m. Sunday evening.  A Mass of Christain Burial will be offered for him at 10:00 a.m. Monday December 23 in the Church of the Assumption at Ernest, with the Rev. Fr. Nicholas M. Trongo as celebrant and interment will follow in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Indiana.