Olindo Zanchettin

Olindo Zanchettin
Olindo Zanchettin, of Allentown, died December 20, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Santa (Corpora) Zanchettin. They were married for 39 years in August. Olindo was a foreign language teacher for the Allentown School District. He taught French, Italian, Latin and Spanish at Dieruff High School from 1972 until 2002. He also taught at Moravian Academy from 2002 until 2005 and was a part-time instructor at Moravian and Muhlenberg College from 2005 until 2012. Born in Vittorio Veneto Italy, he was the son of the late Albino and Rosalia (Pagotto) Zanchettin. He was an U.S. Army Veteran stationed in Germany. He attended the Liceo Classico in Italy, graduated from Moravian College in 1967 with a BA in French and Spanish. He received a Masters Degree in French in 1972 from the University of Pennsylvania and received a Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Lehigh University. He was awarded two NEA Scholarships to study during the summer at Duke University and Columbia University. He was awarded the Juan Carlos Fellowship to study in Spain during the summers of 1991 and 1992. He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Allentown. He was a member of the American Association of Teachers of French, the American Federation of Teachers, the Lehigh Valley Institute of Italian Culture and the I Paesani Italian Folk Singers and Dancers. He had many talents, including bookbinding and photography. He was completely dedicated to his family, a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors: Wife; daughter, Valerie Zanchettin wife of Jeff Gurvis of Chicago, IL; son, Adrian Zanchettin of New York City, NY; brother, John Zanchettin of Allentown; sister, Maria Saba of Allentown; and a granddaughter, Julia Gurvis. Services: Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1040 Flexer Ave., Allentown. Call Tuesday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the Church. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Moravian College Annual College Fund or to the Santa and Vincenzo Corpora Scholarship Fund Attn: Moravian College Development Office, 1200 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018. Arrangements by the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown. www.jsburkholder.com