Saturday, August 10, 2019
HONOREE
Residence: Austintown
Date of birth: Aug. 5, 1929, in Younstown
FAMILY
Parents: Pasquale and Marie Antoinette Colonna
Siblings: Tony, Frank and Phil Colonna; Rose Fusco, Mary Ferraro, Carmel Colonna, Jenny Trebella, Teenie Phillips and Clara McCaughtry, all deceased
Spouse: Helen Tavolario Colonna
Children: Joseph (Patty) Colonna of Hubbard; Theresa (Patsy) Iudiciani of Columbiana; Denise Sybelnik of Austintown; and Diane (Tom) Walters of Canfield
Grandchildren: Six
Great-grandchildren: Six
BACKGROUND
Education: Graduated from Chaney High School in 1949
Employment: Worked as a boilermaker at US Steel and a millwright at General Motors
Memberships: Founding member of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Austintown
Military service: U.S. Army Paratrooper 11th Division Airborne
ADDITIONAL INTERESTS
Other information/lifestyle: Inducted into Chaney High School’s Sports Hall of Fame for football in 1990, enjoys gardening and woodworking
CELEBRATIONS
Date and location: His children hosted a family dinner at Michael Alberini’s Restaurant in Boardman