FRANK R. ALOE

ALOE FRANK R.
87, of Harmony Township passed away on May 23, 2010 in his home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Born on August 16, 1922 in Amantea Italy, He was the son of the late Salvatore and Giuseppina (Valeriano) Aloe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister Domenica Lombardo; nephew Pasquale Aloe; brothers-in-law Rocco Aloe and Salvatore Pati and his mother and father-in-law Maria and Gaetano Bonavita. He was employed by the A.M. Byers Company for 23 years and retired from the American Bridge Company in 1982. He was a member of Good Samaritan Parish and the Baden American Legion. He and his wife Costanza were the founders of Frank's Pizzeria in Ambridge. They started the business in 1958 and worked together for 51 years. Frank served as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army during World War II as a Mess Sergeant in England. He was a fan of European Soccer and spent many hours watching the sport. He coached a men's soccer team in the Greater Pittsburgh Soccer League in the 1950's winning a championship in 1957. He introduced Youth Soccer in the Ambridge Area and formed a traveling team in 1968 that competed in the Pittsburgh area. He also served as a coach for the Ambridge Area Soccer Team from 1985-1989, and was a soccer official for many years. He will be fondly remembered for his love of family, deep faith, compassion and his generosity toward others. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Costanza Aloe, who he married on December 4, 1948; four children and their spouses, Salvatore and Paulette Aloe, Josephine and Dominic Mazzotta, Anna Marie and Thomas Testa and Robert and Lisa Aloe. He is also survived by his grandsons, Dominic and Kelley Mazzotta, Joseph and Caroline Mazzotta and Francesco Aloe. His granddaughters, Cristina Aloe, Dana and Christopher Donati, Andrea and Robert McKeon, Gina Mazzotta and Francesca Aloe. His beloved great grandchildren, Gianna Scamby, Ava Mazzotta and Luca Donati; a brother, Rocco and Margaret Aloe; two sisters, Carmela Aloe and Vincenza and Giuseppe Zucco and a sister-in-law, Anna Pati. He also leaves behind his nieces and nephews, Fr. Paolo Lombardo, OFM, Maria Grazle Grassi, Alberto Zucco, Carmelo Zucco, Lisa Aloe, Janice Aloe-Kazalas, Pina Aloe, Concetta Pati, Danielle Pati & Paola Amantea. Friends will be received Tuesday & Wednesday from 2-4 & 6-8pm in the JOHN SYKA FUNERAL HOME, 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge, PA where a service will be held on Thursday at 9am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Good Samaritan Church, 7th Street and Glenwood Avenue, Ambridge, PA. Entombment will follow at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hopewell Township. The Beaver County Special Unit will beet at 10:45am in the cemetery to provide Full Military Honors. At the family's request in lieu of flowers, donations are made in Frank's memory to the Sister's of St. Joseph, Baden, PA or Good Samaritan Parish, Ambridge, PA.
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