Frank Rocca Obituary
CANFIELD…Frank F. Rocca, 84 passed away surrounded by his family with love on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at Cleveland Clinic.
Frank was born March 10, 1941 in Detroit Michigan, a son of Carlo Albert and Julia Vennettilli Rocca.
Frank was a 1959 graduate of Lincoln Park High School in Lincoln Park, Michigan. He served in the US Army as a medic. In 1965 Frank graduated from Carnegie College with an associate's degree in Medical Technology.
Frank married the love of his life, the former Charlotte Tesner on October 23, 1970 and they shared 55 years of marriage.
Frank worked as a medical technologist at Zeiger Osteopathic Hospital in Detroit and then as a blood bank supervisor at Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital.
He was of the Catholic faith and was a parishioner at St. Michael Catholic Church in Canfield where he served as a Eucharistic Minister.
Frank loved gardening and just putzing around doing his thing. Family time was precious to him and he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Frank will be deeply missed and always remembered by his wife, Charlotte; his daughter, Rose (Richard) Rocca Forde of Washington D.C.; his son, Timothy (Deana) Rocca of Harrison City, PA; grandchildren, Weston Rocca- Forde of Canfield, Bradley, Julianne and Adam Rocca of Harrison City, PA and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Vogrin Tesner of Canfield.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Pasqualina Rocca Eldridge; father-in-law, Carl Tesner and brother-in-law, Carl Tesner.
The Rocca family has entrusted Frank's care to the Wasko Funeral Home in Campbell, Ohio. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10am at St. Michael Catholic Church in Canfield, Ohio. Everyone is asked to meet at the church at 9:45am.
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