Martin Anthony "Marty" DeCarlo

Martin "Marty" Anthony DeCarlo

Mr. Martin A. DeCarlo, 79, father and grandfather, brother and friend, died on Monday, November 1, 2010, at his home in Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Virginia.

He was born in Utica, New York, on December 15, 1930, the son of the late Paul D. and Margaret Barnaba DeCarlo.

He graduated from Proctor High School in 1948. On June 18, 1960, he married Theresa H. Szatko, also of Utica, New York, at Holy Trinity Church in Utica, New York. Theresa predeceased Marty in February, 2004.

He is survived by his devoted children, Margaret A. DeCarlo of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Helene D. Zahn and her husband, Scott, of Edison, New Jersey, Paul R. DeCarlo and his wife, Luciana, of Dix Hills, New York, Martin A. DeCarlo Jr. and his wife, Denise, of Houston, Texas; five lovely grandchildren, Paul Anthony and Isabella DeCarlo, and Brittany, Caitlyn and Gillian Zahn who affectionately called him "Grandee".

He also leaves behind five beloved sisters, Mary Ernest and her husband Vito, of New Hartford, New York, Anne Massaro and her husband, Dominick, of Utica, New York, Rose Danella White and her husband, Joseph, of New Bern, North Carolina, Barbara Ferro and her husband, Michael, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Lena Greene of New Hartford, New York; and dearly loved sister-in-law, Patricia Szatko Decker and her husband, John; as well as his many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

He served his country proudly in the Korean War and continued to support his fellow veterans over the years. He graduated from Utica College with a BA in Business Administration and went on to a distinguished career in the defense contracting business.

He and his wife, Theresa, retired to Palymra, Virginia, in 1997, where they lived at Lake Monticello. In his retirement, he worked for the Lake Monticello Owners Association as their contracts and procurement specialist. An active communicant of Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Palymra, Virginia, he also worked on many church building projects in a volunteer capacity.

He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend of his sister-in-law and brothers-in-law. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Hill and Wood Funeral Services, 201 North First Street, Charlottesville, Virginia.

A memorial service will be held at St. Anthony's Church in Utica, New York, 10 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010, with Father Paul Drobin officiating.

In addition a memorial mass will be said in his honor at some later date at Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Palymra, Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made in his name to the YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy, 483 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, NJ 08840.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.