Sunday J. DeCapio
POSTED: November 14, 2009
DECAPIO, Sunday J., 88, of Chester, passed away Friday, November 13, 2009.
He was born August 9, 1921 in Georgetown , Pa. , a son of the late Joseph and Rose (Feola) DeCapio.
Sunday was a retired Maintenance Burner for Crucible Steel.
He served on the Chester City Council from July 1994 – June 2006, was a member of the Scared Heart Catholic Church of Chester and a former social member of the Chester V.F.W.
He was a hunter and an avid gardener, and his produce was enjoyed by many. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Alice L. (Marshall ) DeCapio; a brother, Tony DeCapio and three sisters, Marie Rockhold, Lucy Enders and Julia Volino.
Surviving are two sons, Samuel (Norina) DeCapio of New Cumberland and Terry (Gail) DeCapio of Kentucky; a daughter, Debbie (Jamie) Martin of Lisbon; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; a brother, Frank DeCapio, of Chester; three sisters, Rose Volino of East Liverpool, Josephine Carlier of Chester and Mary Gordon of California .
A Rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Nixon Funeral Home.
Family hours will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2009. Friends will be received 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Newell Chapel of the Nixon Funeral Home.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at the Scared Heart Catholic Church of Chester, conducted by Rev. Father Lino Ebejer.
The interment will follow at Locust Hill Cemetery , Chester.