Photo courtesy of Gearty-Delmore Funeral Chapels - Plymouth Chapel
Jan 19, 1932 - Aug 19, 2018
I just (4/15/2020) learned of Dino's passing. I had the privilege of working for Dino at Inland Steel, and he was the best boss - in knowledge, judgment, and temperament - of my entire career.
Dan Cornillie, Naples, Florida.
Daniel Cornillie
April 15, 2020 | Naples, FL
Met Dino when the volunteered with the Forest Service in Arizona. What a great guy & human being he was. God speed Dino.
John Gutierrez
September 26, 2018 | Gilbert, AZ | Coworker
My prayers go out to the Pirolo family. I just recently found out of his passing. Dino had volunteered his time and expertise to the Prescott National Forest with respect to the abandoned mines program. He had assisted with many closures of our abandoned/inactive mines before my arrival to Prescott in 2008. I consulted with him off and on for upcoming mine closure recommendations thereafter. Dino was a wealth of knowledge when it came to mines. I can attest that many Forest employees thought...
Frances Alvarado
September 25, 2018 | Prescott, AZ | Coworker
Joan, Don, Linda and Susan,
I just learned of Dino's passing from the obituary that appeared in the Manistique paper and wanted to pass on my deepest sympathies. Your husband and father was someone I had the greatest respect and fondness for and I truly appreciated all the experiences and time that I shared with him and the rest of you. Those experiences began with the time all of you lived in Manistique.....the canoe trips down the Indian River, winter fun days at Thunder Bowl...
Bob Cayia
August 30, 2018 | Valparaiso, IN | Friend
So sorry to learn of Dino's passing. My sympathies go out to Joan and to their children. Dino, Joan and my folks attended high school at the same time and were great friends since those days. I still recall the day almost fifty years ago when Dino gently and with a kind smile taught me how to pronounce Bucyrus (as in Bucyrus-Erie). I have photos of the trip Dino, Joan and my folks took on an iron ore freighter back in the sixties. What a great time they had. What a fine gentleman he...
Michael Choquette
August 25, 2018 | Blaine, MN | Friend
Mr. Pirolo was such a kind man, who was very tolerant of the invasions of the Main Street Gang into his basement, where we held plays with Oscar-worthy performances. My deepest sympathy to the entire Pirolo family. Gods blessings to all.
Meg Barham Bloch
August 24, 2018 | Mequon, WI | Friend
Dear Pirolos, I'm so sorry to learn of Mr. Pirolos passing. I have fond memories of sailing with he and Don on Indian Lake. My first time on a Hobie Cat. I also remember your family visiting us at our cottage on Gulliver Lake. Dino was very kind to me. You are all in my prayers.
Rob Moffat
August 23, 2018 | Hillsboro, OH | Friend
Our deepest condolences to Joan and family. Dino was my best boss ever and most trusted mentor during our Inland Steel years. Also a dear friend, we enjoyed many fishing trips to the Boundary Waters and many boat outings on Minnesota and Ontario lakes. Dino and Joan's hospitality was much appreciated by a newcomer to the Iron Range from Michigan. In today's world there is a shortage of men like Dino who conduct themselves with the highest degree of ethics and integrity. May he rest in...
Jim Weber
August 23, 2018 | Manistique, MI | Friend
I went from kindergarten to 12th Grade with Sue, in Manistique. Remember you lived near the Currans and Carlsons by the old School craft Hospital. My parents lived on Oak Street, and my Dad may have been on the St. Francis School Board, when you lived there. My Dad is deceased, as he died in 2007. My Mom, is still living, she is 95, and still lives in the same house.
Anyway, prayers and thoughts to you nd your families during this time. God Bless
Mark Carlson
August 23, 2018 | Saint Ignace, MI | Classmate
Dino H. (Enrico) Pirolo, 86, died August 19, 2018, of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis at home in Maple Grove, MN, surrounded by his loving family.
Dino was born January 19, 1932, in Caspian, MI. He married his high school sweetheart, Eloise Joan Anderson, of Stambaugh, MI, in 1953. That same year, he graduated from Michigan Technological University with a BS in Mining Engineering. His 39-year career as a mining engineer and executive with Inland Steel included positions in Atikokan, ON; Ishpeming, MI; Iron River, MI; Crosby, MN; Manistique, MI; Virginia, MN; and East Chicago, IN. Dino and Joan retired to Prescott, AZ, in 1993, where they made many new friends, and Dino enjoyed volunteer work with the U.S. Forest Service. In 1998, he was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Mining Engineers by Michigan Tech. They returned to MN in 2015 to be closer to family.
Dino loved his family, his Catholic faith, travel and the outdoors. He was proud of his Italian heritage and enjoyed sharing it with family and friends. An active man, his work ethic and zest for life were inspiring to all who encountered him.
Survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Eloise Joan; children, Donald (Elizabeth) Pirolo, Linda (John) Ethier, Susan (Frank Herrera) Pirolo; grandchildren, Daniel (Amanda), Isaac, and Andrew Pirolo, and Michael (Heather) and Sarah Ethier; great-grandchildren, Adam Pirolo, and Benjamin and Eloise Ethier. Preceded in death by parents, Silvio and Teresa (Zanconato) Pirolo; brothers, Remo and Bruno.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 on Saturday, August 25, in the Silvercreek chapel, 8200 Main St., Maple Grove, with visitation beginning at 11:00 and reception following. Memorials to donor’s choice of charity are preferred in lieu of flowers. Special thanks to our Amada caregivers and Allina Hospice Care Team.
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