Orlando RESSA

03/16/1924 - 01/17/2014

RESSA, Orlando (Age 89) Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 17, 2014 from brain cancer. He was born March 16, 1924 in Spokane, WA, to Frank and Theresa Ressa. He graduated from North Central and was a life time member of Spokane. During WWII he served his country. He retired from Kaman Bearings with over 30 years of service as a machinist. As a young man he enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his family. In 1967 he married Gloria Dalessio and they raised two children. Orlando was a devout catholic. As an active member of St. Thomas More Church and school, he attended daily Mass, participated in perpetual adoration for twenty-five years, and was actively involved in fundraising for the school. Orlando was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria; four of his brothers: Bert, John, Nick, and Frank Ressa and his sister Mary Louise Didier. He is survived by his brother, James (Nancy); his son Robert; his daughter, Mary (Thomas); his grandchildren: Joel, Lydia and Ben and numerous nieces and nephews, who will forever remember him as "The Warden". Special thanks to Hospice of Spokane and to Ken for their amazing care and compassion for our father. A Rosary will be held Thursday, January 23rd at 7 pm, at Hennessey Smith Funeral Home, 2203 N. Division. A Funeral Mass will be Friday, January 24th at 10 am at St. Thomas More Parish, 505 W. St. Thomas More Way. Interment will follow Funeral Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, 7200 N. Wall. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas More Church or School or the Gloria Ressa Scholarship Fund. Please visit Orlando's online memorial and leave a message of condolence at www.hennesseyfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to: