Anthony Mario Ubaldi

Tony passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the age of 92 while surrounded by family. Tony was born June 18th, 1918 in Fodinovoa, Italy in a family of eleven brothers and sisters. He worked in the shipyard at a young age of sixteen to help support his family after his parents' death. He eventually served in the Italian Navy from 1939-1945 participating in many naval battles on the Mediterranean Sea during World War II. He immigrated to the United States in 1947 working on the early stages of the Interstate highway system in Massachusetts. He married and had a daughter named Tina. He became an ironworker, after his divorce, moved to California and there he met his beloved wife Jan and became the father of four boys. He worked for many years as an Ironworker with Local #377 out of San Francisco. Tony worked on various famous landmarks including the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, Larkspur Ferry Terminal, and The San Francisco Federal Building. He retired in 1976 from injuries sustained as an ironworker and raised his five children. A lifelong resident of Marin County, he eventually moved to Petaluma with his wife Jan in 1989. Tony is preceded in death by his wife Jan, who died in 2005, survived by a sister in Santa Monica; five children: Mario, John, Peter, Paul, Tina; and three grandchildren: Dominic, Julia, and Chiara. Friends and family are invited to attend a Funeral Liturgy on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the PARENT-SORENSEN MORTUARY & CREMATORY, 850 KEOKUK STREET, PETALUMA, CA. A visitation will be held on the same day from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. In lieu for flowers, donations may be made to any missing children's organizations (such as National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) or for any organization protecting the redwood trees (such as Save The Redwoods League).