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Thomas Caputo Obituary
Born Aug. 2, 1938, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Alfred and Antoinette Piscitelli Caputo. He was a 1956 graduate of Bradford High School.
On Sept. 19, 1956, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served in Japan and was honorably discharged on Oct. 10, 1960.
On Aug. 7, 1965, in St. Bernard Church, he married Margaret Manning Caputo, who survives.
Tom formerly worked at AirCo Speer, Delta Airlines for 25 years and retired in 1994. He later joined Worldwide Freight and retired again in 2007.
He enjoyed bowling, reading crime thriller novels, crossword puzzles, watching movies, and was an avid Steelers fan.
Surviving in addition to his wife Margaret of 55 years, are two daughters, Dina (Craig) Shaffer of Pickerington, Ohio, and Angela (Michael) Waldhelm of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, James Caputo of Winter Park, Fla., and Mark Caputo of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; four grandchildren, Britney and Rachel Waldhelm and Robbie and Marisa Shaffer; one aunt, Louise Stoltz of Bradford; and two nieces, Kelly Gleason and Karen Strotman; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Robert and Steven, and one sister, Sandra O'Connell.
Friends will be received on Monday, March 15, 2021, in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc. at 33 South Ave., from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at which time a prayer service will be held followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. in St. Bernard Church, with the Rev. Jim Gutting, senior associate, as celebrant. Committal services and Full Military Honors will be accorded by members of the United States Air Force and the Honor Guard from the American Legion Post 108 at St. Bernard Cemetery. Burial will follow.
Memorials if desired may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
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