Roger Vincent Palazzo
April 3, 1923 – September 30, 2016
<a href="http://www.stjohndivine.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">St. John the Divine Episcopal Church</a>, Sun City Center, FL.
Roger Vincent Palazzo, 93, of Sun City Center died peacefully on September 30, 2016. He was born on April 3, 1923, in Corona, N.Y. to Aleo and Elizabeth (Asterino) Palazzo.
He was a graduate of Newton High School. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and served during World War II. His career included working as a machinist at R. Hoe and Company in the Bronx. After he retired and moved to Florida in 1978, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service of Sun City Center. In his leisure time, he was an avid golfer, belonged to the Ruskin Elks Lodge #2672, and was a volunteer fire fighter for the Sun City Center Fire Department.
On June 5, 1943, he married the love of his life, Anna Marino in Corona, N.Y. She preceded him in death in March 1995. He is survived by two sons, Roger (Ellen) of Rockville Centre, N.Y. and William (Yaeko) of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; three daughters, Elizabeth Peyton (Robert) of Sun City Center, Fla., Roberta McKay (Beth) of Eureka, Calif. and Anna Brett (Kenneth) of Kingston, N.Y.; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his dear friend, Barbara Warner of Sun City Center, Fla.
A Celebration Mass was held Oct. 4, at <a href="http://www.popcc.org" target="_blank">Prince of Peace Church</a>, Sun City Center, Fla. Memorial Contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements entrusted to the National Cremation and Burial Society, 308 E. College Ave, Ruskin, FL 33570, 813-645-3231.
Roger Vincent Palazzo, 93, of Sun City Center died peacefully on September 30, 2016. He was born on April 3, 1923, in Corona, N.Y. to Aleo and Elizabeth (Asterino) Palazzo.
He was a graduate of Newton High School. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and served during World War II. His career included working as a machinist at R. Hoe and Company in the Bronx. After he retired and moved to Florida in 1978, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service of Sun City Center. In his leisure time, he was an avid golfer, belonged to the Ruskin Elks Lodge #2672, and was a volunteer fire fighter for the Sun City Center Fire Department.
On June 5, 1943, he married the love of his life, Anna Marino in Corona, N.Y. She preceded him in death in March 1995. He is survived by two sons, Roger (Ellen) of Rockville Centre, N.Y. and William (Yaeko) of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; three daughters, Elizabeth Peyton (Robert) of Sun City Center, Fla., Roberta McKay (Beth) of Eureka, Calif. and Anna Brett (Kenneth) of Kingston, N.Y.; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his dear friend, Barbara Warner of Sun City Center, Fla.
A Celebration Mass was held Oct. 4, at <a href="http://www.popcc.org" target="_blank">Prince of Peace Church</a>, Sun City Center, Fla. Memorial Contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements entrusted to the National Cremation and Burial Society, 308 E. College Ave, Ruskin, FL 33570, 813-645-3231.