Orazio Bonanno Obituary
Orazio was born and raised in Calabria, Italy. He emigrated to the US in the 1950's and began his career as a Master Tailor, working several years in New York City before relocating his family to Rockland County, NY.
He was a long time resident of Upper Nyack and spent the majority of his career at Sears in the former Nanuet Mall. In his retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his family and was an avid Soccer fan. He is survived by his daughters, Lilly Bonanno and Lisa Olson (husband Matthew), grandchildren Kate and Laura (husband Brendan) and his sisters, Rosetta and Liliana. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Rosina. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Orazio, please visit our floral store.
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Richard Mattern
November 28, 2025
To Orazio's family,
I want to send my condolences and prayers to all of you.
I worked in the Sears Men's Dept in Nanuet from 1973-75. It was a pleasure working with Orazio back then.
I remember in 1974, I had 2 tickets for Opening Day with the Mets against St Louis at the old Mets Shea Stadium in April. The game was t.cancelled because of rain. I exchanged those tickets for a game against Atlanta in June which was also Fraternal Night. I took Orazio to that game. We had a lot of fun that night.
Rest in Peace my friend.
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