Josephine M. Rangatore

Josephine M. (DiSalvo) Rangatore passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at her daughter’s residence in W. Norriton, PA, where she resided for the past twelve years. She was 91. Mrs. Rangatore was formerly of Niagara Falls, NY. She worked with her late husband, Salvatore G. Rangatore, in the family owned vending machine business and part time as a sales person for Hickory Farms, both in Niagara Falls, NY. Josephine was a member of Visitation B.V.M. Church in Trooper, PA and the church’s senior group. Born in Buffalo, NY on March 14, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Sarah (Saracusa) DiSalvo. She was the wife of the late Salvatore G. Rangatore, who died in 1971.Surviving are her loving family including a son, Salvatore G. “Sam” Rangatore, Jr. of Orange, CA; a daughter, Sandra A. Warchol and her husband, Joseph of W. Norriton, PA; three grandchildren, Joseph Warchol, Jr. and his wife, Michele, Michael Warchol and his wife, Wendy and Jodi Cohn; six great grandchildren, Brittany, Morgan, Amber, Ashton, Max and Chelsea; and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Concetta Ligammari; three brothers, Anthony, Charles and Joseph DiSalvo; and two sisters, Jenny Immordino and Rose Fiammi.Mrs. Rangatore’s viewing will be held on Saturday, July 26th from 9 to 9:50 AM at the M.J. COLUCCI and SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY, followed by a Prayer Service at 10 AM. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Niagara Falls, NY. A viewing followed by a Funeral Mass was also held on Thursday, July 24th at Visitation B.V.M. Church, 196 N. Trooper Road, Trooper, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial Fund, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.