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Vincent DiGiovanna Obituary
SPRINGFIELD - Vincent Joseph DiGiovanna, 87, of Springfield died at 4:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at St. John's Hospital. He was born June 15, 1921, in Springfield, the son of Joseph and Vita Spatazza DiGiovanna.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Tony, Dominic, Joe, Jasper, John and Nino; and five sisters, Anna, Mary, Eva, Josephine and Angela.
He is survived by his ex-wife, Marcella (Padrick) Moss of Decatur; a son, Vincent Anthony DiGiovanna of Old Hickory, Tenn.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Vincent was a lifelong resident of Springfield. He was a partner and general manager of Buffalo Elevator Co.
He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Church, Holy Name Society and St. Joseph Church. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a 3-time golden glove boxing champion.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at Staab Funeral Home.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at St. Joseph Church, with Monsignor Thomas Holinga officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Church.
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Memories and Condolences
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Pat (Saladino) Sriner
November 25, 2008
Vince,
I am so sorry for your loss. Know that my thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of bereavement. I will always remember the DiGiovanna family from the old neighborhood on Reynolds. Sincere sympathy, love and prayers,
Bob Hendrickson
November 18, 2008
Vince was my catechism teacher at SS Peter & Paul's and I respected him greatly.
BERT VIOLA JR
November 18, 2008
VERY DEEPLY SORRY FOR VINCENT'S PASSING - WILL SURELY MISS HIM AT BREAKFAST AT MAC DONALDS EACH DAY. SHALL PRAY FOR HIM. YOU HAVE OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY.
ED & VICK HABERLE
JoAnn Fulgenzi-Christie
November 17, 2008
Vince
So sorry to hear of the loss of your father. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Sue (Swinyer) Younkin
November 17, 2008
Vince,
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. I remember him as such a lovely person. Asking blessings of comfort to you and your family. I let LeRoy know. He lives in FL now.
Gayle Cyrulik
November 17, 2008
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. I did a lot of work for the Digiovana Family at their grain elevators under the name of Eugene Cyrulik & Sons Constr. Co. Good people.
Tony & Jan Luparell
November 17, 2008
To Uncle Vince's Family;
Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers right now. He will be greatly missed by us.
danny di giovanna
November 17, 2008
Vince,
we offer you our sympathy and condolences on the loss of your father. as i told you, i will always remember your dad, my uncle as one of the best men i have ever known. he was always a pleasure to be with and was full of life. he always had a joke to share and always left us with a big smile to remember him with. i will never forget your dad and the times we shared. especially over the christmas holidays in the early years of my life at grand pappa's house. those were grand times that i will never forget. when we were young and uncle vince, my dad and all the rest were there to share christmas togather. again, our deepest condolences.
danny di giovanna & family
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