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Angelo Santacroce Obituary
of Apalachin
Angelo (Martin) Santacroce, 86, of Apalachin, died at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Friday, April 2, 2010. He was predeceased by his wife Filomena (Boccardi) Santacroce. He is survived by his companion Bonnie Avery; three daughters and sons in law Tina and Gene Arthur, Endicott; Anna and Roger Hart, California and Sandi and Louis Miller, Endicott; four sons and a daughter in law Chuck and Nancy, Endicott; Nic, California; Angelo, Jr., Endicott and John, Endwell; twenty grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren; brother in law and sisters in law Joseph (Pepino); Giovanna and Nancy Boccardi, all of Endicott; also several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a member of Blessed Trinity Parish, St. Margaret Mary Church, Apalachin, owned and operated Angelo's Barber Shop, Apalachin, was a veteran of W.W. II, serving in the Italian Army and was a member of the Duca Degli Abruzzi Lodge #443, Endicott, Order Sons of Italy in America.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday 11:30 am at Blessed Trinity Parish, St. Margaret Mary's Church, Pennsylvania Avenue, Apalachin. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at church Wednesday from 9:30 am until Mass time at 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in his memory may be made to the Lourdes Foundation, (Care and Comfort), 169 Riverside Drive, Binghamton, NY 13905.
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Memories and Condolences
for Angelo Santacroce
Sandi Miller
April 2, 2011
Pa, Today marks one year since you've been gone...we miss you...we hold onto memories that we will cherish...your pop ins...your laughter...your hugs and kisses. Love Sandi, Louie, Patrick, & Gigi
Sandi Miller
October 20, 2010
Happy Birthday Pa...I miss you and think of you always. I miss your phone calls and your pop ins. We were supposed to make fava beans together after Easter but God had better plans for you. I still have that bag of fava beans you gave me and I keep them in a cabinet that is opened everyday; it is such a warm reminder of you but sometimes it makes me cry. I love you, Sandi,Louie,Patrick & Gigi
Playing drums in Italy
May 7, 2010
May 6, 2010
To Angelo, it was a pleasure to know you and you enjoyed having a fun time.Friend Flora Greening
May 5, 2010
To Amore Mio,
Thanks for Twenty-two years of Love, Dancing, Fun and Wonderful Memories.
Knowing you are in a better place, free of Stress and Ailments, will hopefully help me to cope. Love for
you will remain in my heart forever.
Mi Manchi, Ciao. Your love, Bonnie
Young Angelo delivering mail in Italy
April 12, 2010
At the Barbershop
April 12, 2010
Surprise 80th birthday party
sandi miller
April 12, 2010
April 11, 2010
Ang you will be missed greatly your pressence will be felt for a long long time. love ya much. Louise Avery
April 8, 2010
Tina, Anna and family - It was with great sadness that I read of your Father's passing. You are in my prayers.
Becky del Cano
Francesca Born
April 8, 2010
Sandy and Santacroce family
I am not sure if my other went through since I don't see it so I will make another entry.
I am so sorry for your loss and will always remeber "Ninuch" as a fun, loving and loud part of the family. I have so many memories of him when I was young and we would go upstate to the pizzaria and he would let us try new ideas on us. THe rolling down the hill in the backyard. It has been a long journey having him be such a huge part of my grandparents lives and mine. I will always remember the good times with the family and will always keep "Ninuch" close to my heart.
I Love you all and keep you in my thoughts
Our parents, Angelo & Filomena
Sandi Miller
April 8, 2010
Having dessert on Palm Sunday 4/28/2010
Sandi Miller
April 8, 2010
Palm Sunday 4/28/2010 Our last supper together
sandi miller
April 8, 2010
Angelo and his brother Pippin in Italy
April 7, 2010
April 7, 2010
To the Santacroce family, our condolences for the loss of your father. I'll never forget getting my
haircut from Angelo when I grew up in
Apalachin. Great guy.
Howard & Emily Seymour
Frank and Josephine Petrilli and family
April 7, 2010
To the Santacroce family,accept our condolences for the loss of your father. Sorry we could not make it to the funeral,our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Larry Walter
April 7, 2010
To Bonnie and the Santacroce family, our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time, he will be missed, I especially looked forward ro seeing him at mass when we are in Apalachin.
April 6, 2010
will never forget Angelo.he was one of a kind.god bless
Mike Fowler
April 6, 2010
Please accept my sincere condolences on your dad's passing and apologies for not being able to attend calling hours or the funeral. I'm in Rochester and can't get away. I cherish the friendship that I have been privileged to share with your family. My hope is that many fond memories of your dad and family times together will help you through this difficult time. Your friend always,
Christine Rossi-Schiffer
April 6, 2010
Angelo you will be greatly missed by myself and my parents. I have fond memories of you chasing me in the barber shop when i was little and giving me bubble gum. Bonnie my deepest sympathy. To the rest of the family my prayers are with you
Judy Jacobs
April 6, 2010
To Bonnie and the Santacroce family, My thoughts are with you. He always asked about my husband when I saw him delivering the mail before my husband passed away.
David Kralovic
April 6, 2010
Thoughts and prayers go out to your family. I grew up in Apalachin and felt it was a right of passage to have your father cut my hair and get a lolipop. We also frequented the pizza shop next door where momma Angelo made the best pizza I've ever had..I will always remember him....David Kralovic
Vic Tennant
April 6, 2010
My deepest sympathies to Angelo my first friend at the Endicott Sons of Italy and his whole family.. and my childhood friend Bonnie I hope time heals quickly and you are left with only fond memories
Mark & Carolyn Smith
April 6, 2010
Our deepest sypmathy to the family, I admired and respected him very much and was actualy thinking of him last week, ironic, will always remember him.
April 6, 2010
Bonnie and family, know how saddened we are to hear about Angelo's passing. We have such fond memories of him. Whenever Pete went for a haircut, Angelo always asked about our family, especially our boys who no longer live in the area. They too were very saddened to hear about his death. Know we would be at the service if possible, but we are out of town and won't be back in time. With our sincere sympathy, Pete and Grace Sylvester
April 6, 2010
Chuck , Nick and Santacroce family ,
My sympathy on the passing of your dad.
I see from the obit and commentaries that he had a great legacy in the Apalachin community ; but none greater than the quality characters he instilled in his children . I'm sure he was a very proud papa .
Although you will always miss him , hopefully the daily pangs of mourning are replaced by the fond memories of his role in your lives as soon as possible .
Mike Raftis
Sandi Miller
April 6, 2010
my father put up a good fight...then he died on the holiest day of the christian calender...which was so fitting...I'm not saying he was "like" Jesus,God knows he was not perfect and who is? right?we had our last dinner together at my house on Palm Sunday...I wanted us to get together for dinner because my husband had to work on Easter weekend...how lucky we were to have had that time together.maybe it was not luck. He loved getting my dog sam all worked up...even though i allways begged him not too. He would laugh and say that my dog knew him and loved it.He was thrilled to know that my son is taking Italian lessons in school and he tried to get into conversational Italian with him but my son was not at that stage yet, but he had fun trying.My boys will miss the commotion Grandpa Ninuccio created when he came over...especially with our dog.I will never forget the trip we took to New Jersey last summer to go to Lisa Mongelli's funeral,who was his best friends daughter, which was such a sad and painful trip... my brother john in a wheel chair... my father would try to help me lift the chair out of the trunk of the car... so many times how he wanted to be able to lift that chair himself so i didn't have to... i think it was fate that ended up in my fathers car on that trip... we started out in two cars... but the AC quit in my car as we crossed into PA... it was near the welcome center so I was able to leave my car there and pile our stuff and John's wheel chair into my father's car...that misfortune became a tremendous opportunity for us to be together at that very sad time...I will never forget it. To those who really knew my father they will know that he and I had our ups and downs but thankfully we found our way back.
I honor him and the fact that he worked so hard to raise seven children.He never waivered from that responsibility. When our mother died the family lost its way...our nucleus was gone and it took a long time for me to find that center again with him. I also want to honor him by honoring Bonnie, who has stood by him and has taken care of him...she has put up with so much but never tried to "replace" my mother because she knew that was impossible...but she showed her loyalty to him to the end...and for that I will be forever grateful. every time we were together he told me how well she was taking care of him and that if she was not there he may not have lived this long. At his last Dr. appointment, which was only a week or so before he passed away,Dr.Quasom gave my father "good" news... he told my father that he looked good and to "keep doing what he was doing"...my father lit right up and had a spring in his step...scorched the Dr. about coming to Apalachin for a hair cut... just as he did to almost anyone who had hair on their head. When we were leaving the office he got teary eyed and hugged me and Bonnie...he told us he loved us... He was so happy...it was a real lift to his spirit that day.
My intentions were to try to honor my father tomorrow at his funeral by saying a few words about him...but I don't think I'll be able to as it gets closer and emotions are running high...my hope is to be able to now mourn the loss of my father the way he is supposed to be mourned...with honor. Thank you to all his loyal customers...he loved going to that barber shop and seeing all of you...even after he was released from the hospital these last few times he wanted to get right back in there...and to those lucky enough to have gotten one last cut from him, know that he was honored by your presence at his shop...he loved you all. love, to those who feel the same way about him, Sandi, Louie, Patrick and John and our dog Sam.
April 6, 2010
Angelo cut our fathers hair for years. Our father passed about a year and half ago. When our father was sick angelo would drive up to our house just to chat with my father and of course cut his hair. But our father loved angelo and the time that they had together. Angelo will be missed by many! Prayers and thoughts are with you at your time of need.
Corrine Carpenter, Melissa Carpenter, Alisa Carpenter Kristen Carpenter-Daughters of Gary Carpenter
Steve Lawrence
April 6, 2010
Chuck, Nick, Angelo, Johnny and families,
Sportswriters tend to frame life in a sports context, so here goes: The average American lives 80 years, so when we are 20, we have hit a single. At 40, we are sliding into second with a double, 60 equates a triple, and at 80, we have hit a home run. Mr. Santacrose loved the game of life so much that after he hit a home run, he stayed in the game and was on his way to first again!
I'll always remember the west coast days, and I'd love to see you all again. I'm sorry I can't get to the calling hours - I promised to be a part of a Career Fair at a Middle School, and I don't want to bail on them. Please touch base any time you'd like to head up to Ithaca. I'm really sorry for your loss. Adios, Steve
Rick & Terrie Cafferty
April 6, 2010
Sandi and John
So very sorry for your loss, our thoughts are with you guys and the rest of the family.
Patti Kuenzli
April 6, 2010
Angelo cut my fathers hair for thirty years. They talked about their families, their pets and growing old. He will be sorely missed. God Bless!
April 5, 2010
Bonnie and Angelo's family--I am so sorry to hear about Angelo's passing. My sympathy is withy you all in your loss, Love, Lois Claflin, Canon City,CO.
Sue McNerney
April 5, 2010
Bonnie and Family,
I'm so very sorry for your loss.
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
God Bless.
April 5, 2010
To the Family of Angelo Santacroce Our prayers and thoughts are with your Family.From Don and Donna McMichael Apalachin,N.Y.
April 5, 2010
Bonnie and family, I am so sorry to here about Angelo...my thoughts and prayers are with you....Brenda
Marilyn Kanabroski
April 5, 2010
Sandi,Louie& Family,
Sorry to hear about Angelo, please know I'll keep him and your family in my prayers during this difficult time.
Marjorie & Bob Parker
April 5, 2010
God Bless your Dad! He was a good friend. He will be truly missed by the whole of Apalachin. Our prayers and thoughte of all the good things are sent to you in this very sad time.
Very sincerely,
Barbara Mongelli
April 5, 2010
What to say...what can one say after losing such a close,long-time friend? Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow. He was dad's and mom's friend for 75 years.Their friendship began in Italy,and luckily for us,continued here in the states. They will be deeply saddened for many years to come, Lisa would be also. Since they cannot be on this site to express their grief, hopefully along with my message, I can try for all of us. There are so many wonderful moments and memories through the years between our families it will be really hard to accept the passing of "Ninuch". We ALL loved him and his infectious smile and laugh...though the boys werent too crazy when he would threaten to give them "whitewalls" because the hair was too long.
We all looked forward to our trips "into the country" when we were younger, to see all of the Santacroces, and going to our yearly Endicott Johnson sneaker bonanza sale,and we would rummage through our box throughout the year like a box of prizes. We have been through births and deaths,marriages and divorces,good times and bad.
There was our trip to Villa Roma that produced everlasting memories with Filomena also....so many memories. Be at peace Ninu, we love you and will miss you. Love from John and Mary, Lisa and Barbara
Jim & Nancy Riley
April 5, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Patricia Purdy
April 5, 2010
Angelo, & Family so sorry to here of your dad's passing.
Pat Purdy
Linda
April 5, 2010
Tina and Gene,
So very sorry to hear of the sad news of your father. Linda Spitalsky
Joe & Pat Federowicz
April 5, 2010
We are sorry to hear of your loss. We have been neighbors of Angelo since 1968 and we know he will be missed. You are in our hearts and prayers. If we can do anything please let us know. Deacon Joe & Pat Federowicz.
Karen
April 5, 2010
Dear Santacroce family,
I am so sorry to hear of Angelo's passing. He was a sweet and funny man. My son loved getting his hair cut by him. He always made him laugh. He will be missed.
Ted Hardenstine
April 5, 2010
Angelo Jr, John and family. So very sorry for your loss. Lean on each other in this time of sadness and remember all the good times. He was a very good and hard working man.
Ron Craig
April 5, 2010
My condolences to the Santacroce family. He was a good and hard working man and he will be deeply missed. It is the end of an era in Apalachin after taking care of four generations in my family. Peace be with you Angelo.
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