Francis A. Linsalata

Francis A. Linsalata Linsalata passed away the evening of June 24, 2012. The son of Italian immigrants Nicola and Leonarda Linsalata, and last of nine children, Francis (Frank) was born in South Philadelphia on October 17, 1927. After graduating from Villanova University in 1949 and beginning his career as a CPA, Frank began one of his lifelong passions, traveling to Italy. It was there in 1956 he met the love of his life, Nadia Ferri, on a train between Rome and Venice, and subsequently began their 55 year marriage with a ceremony in Lido di Venezia on December 15, 1956. A devoted husband and father, Frank was a tireless worker who never retired as a sole practitioner for 62 years in public accounting even working through illness in his final tax year in the spring of 2012. Frank will be remembered fondly by all as a caring man whose passions included working with Nadia on their home of 48 years (nicknamed the "Woodpecker" by neighbors for his odd-hour carpentry), basking in the sun at their pool, and tending to his fig trees and tomato plants. A cup of coffee in San Marco Square in Venice was his own personal heaven. Frank is survived by his wife, Nadia, children Nicoletta Hutto and Francesco Linsalata and his wife Rosa, grandchildren Victoria Hutto and Danilo Linsalata, and his siblings Jean Costello and Lenore Cahill. Other family members include father of Victoria, Furman Hutto, and children of Rosa Linsalata, Ariana Trejo and Devin Trejo. Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Thursday evening, 7-9 PM and Friday morning 8:30-9:30 AM The Donohue Funeral Home, 366 W. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA (610) 989-9600 and to his Funeral Mass 10:00 AM St. Thomas of Villanova Church, Main Campus Chapel, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova. Interment will follow in Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, King of Prussia, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory to The American Heart Association, 1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103 would be appreciated. Online condolences www.donohuefuneralhome.com