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Anthony "Tony" DeCroce
1925 - 2019
Anthony "Tony" DeCroce
1925 - 2019
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BORN
1925
DIED
2019
Anthony DeCroce Obituary
Rochester - Passed away peacefully at home on August 22, 2019 at the age of 94 with his loving niece Janine by his side. Predeceased by his parents, Donato DeCroce and Giovannina Bellucci DeCroce, Tony was the last survivor of a large family of brothers and sisters including his half siblings, Frank and Jennie, Mike and Lily. His father, a widower, and his step mother, a widow, married and combined their families. Tony's mother and father went on to have 8 more children together including: Ann, Lucy, Alex, Viola, Fred, Pat and Jean. Tony is survived by his loving nieces, Valerie Alter, Janine (Gerard II) Darby, Dolores (Gerald) Carbone, and several additional nieces and nephews; Tony also leaves behind his oldest and dearest friend, Josephine Chase.
Tony served in the Army during World War II. He was an architect and went back to school at age 40 to become an art teacher; working for Gates Chili Schools. Tony retired at age 62 and enjoyed 30+ years at his second home on Keuka Lake.
Friends may call Monday, August 26, from 4-7 PM at the funeral home (2305 Monroe Avenue). A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, August 27, 9 AM at Our Lady Queen of Peace, 601 Edgewood Avenue. Internment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Al Sigl Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 300, Rochester, NY. 14620. To share a memory of Tony or send a condolence to the family visit. www.anthonychapels.com.
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Tony Zollo
January 29, 2020
Dear Valerie and family,
I am so sorry to learn of your Uncle Tony's passing last August. Thank you for sharing with me the details. We all share in the loss of this dear friend and special child of God.
I knew Tony through his life-long friendship with my brother Carl. They shared a common enthusiasm for the Arts and both had a facility to create things of lasting beauty. I admired Tony's positive can-do spirit and his love of life which he lived with great gusto filled with the joy of many friendships and with the respect and admiration of many students.
I know that Tony now rests in the arms of a loving and merciful Lord. He has a special place that God has prepared for him, a place of everlasting peace. We are called to be a light in the world. A candle of remembrance burns for Tony as a reminder for me of the light that Tony was in my life. I will carry that light with me as the legacy and the special blessing of his friendship.
Valerie, you and your extended family are in my prayers. God bless you.
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Mark Irwin
August 27, 2019
I remember Mr. DeCroce very well from my days at the former Warren Harding elementary school in the Gates-Chili school district. He had the misfortune of replacing a popular teacher, Mrs. Pollman , who was killed in a car accident, but he brought in a new enthusiasm about art and introduced new ways of making the students appreciate the subject. In retrospect Mr. DeCroce was one of the teachers I most admired as he started me on a lifetime of appreciating art in all of its various forms. Rest in peace Mr. D!
Linda Colella
August 26, 2019
I know he wanted to be with his parents and Vee and brothers, but how I will miss that dear man. I'll think of him, with love, each time I pass my neighbor's patio.
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