Patrick "Curley" Colarusso

April 16, 2011

Patrick A. "Curley" Colarusso, 95, of Pittston, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, surrounded by his family. Born in Pittston, on March 2, 1916, he was a son of the late George, and Elizabeth (Zelinda) Casterline Colarusso. He attended Pittston High School, and served in the U.S. Army. Curley was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston. He was employed as a machinist and had worked for Duryea Anthracite Coal Company, Adonizio Brothers and Addy Asphalt Company. Curley enjoyed Yankees baseball, hunting, and visiting Pocono Downs. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Makar Colarusso; his second wife, Helen Karlow Colarusso; son, George Colarusso; grandson, Anthony Manganiello; and his sister, Mary Martin. Surviving are his daughter, Patricia Manganiello, and her husband, Tony, West Pittston; sons, Charles 'Chic' Colarusso, and his wife, Donna, Jenkins Township; John Colarusso, Moosic; step-daughter, Donna Matthews, and her husband, Ted, Dupont; brothers, Carmen Colarusso, and his wife, Ruth, West Pittston, and Joe Colarusso, and his wife, Ann Marie, Old Forge; sister, Doris Vidzar, Rome, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services , with full military honors, will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 802 Susquehanna Avenue, West Pittston with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston. Interment will be at the Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com .