TITLE:  Maurice P. Correnti, Obituary,  May 7, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Journal Inquirer
             Manchester,CT (issue May 11, 2001)

FORMATTED:   ABishop, May 2001

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CORRENTI

Maurice P. "Hip" Correnti, 81, of Manchester, husband of Edith (Bolles) Correnti 
and the father of the late Gary E. Correnti, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 7, 2001, 
at Manchester Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Italy on Jan. 27, 1920, son of the late Paul and Mary (Rossetto) Correnti, 
and had resided in Manchester for the past 76 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World 
War II, serving in the 2nd Infantry Division in Europe. He was a communicant of St. James 
Church. At the time of his death he was proprietor and half owner of the Holiday Lanes in 
Manchester. He was the founder of Multi Circuits of Manchester, and the former Correnti 
Insurance Agency. He also was the owner of US Glass Fiber Company. He was a well-known 
duckpin bowler, nationally ranked for many years. He was inducted into the Manchester 
Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 as a nationally ranked duckpin bowler and fast pitch softball 
star, and in the BAC/CBOA State of Connecticut Duckpin Hall of Fame on June 6, 1987, for 
superior performance, and in the Bowlers Association of Connecticut, for Bowler of the 
Century, Millennium Award, on Oct. 28, 2000. He was also a low handicap golfer with a 
hole-in-one. He was the owner of Hip C. Stables in Columbia, breeding, raising, and racing 
thoroughbred horses. He won letters in four high school sports, and as reported in a prior 
newspaper clipping, "Maurice "Hip' Correnti -- owner of the Duckpin Holiday Lanes -- was a 
versatile standout athlete at Manchester High, winning letters in four sports, baseball, 
basketball, tennis, and soccer. Tabbed the "Boy Wonder' in state bowling competitions as a 
teen-ager, he won local town championships and gained national ranking. He's now a low 
handicap golfer."

Besides his wife, Edith, Mr. Correnti is survived by two daughters, Gale Correnti and 
Susan Lisciotti; six grandchildren, Kerry LaCosta, Melissa Fox, Jennifer Maneri, Justin 
Mendenhall, Lance Lisciotti, and McKenzie Lisciotti; three great-grandchildren, Henry 
Provencher, Jessica Provencher, and Madison Maneri; and a brother, Paul Correnti. He was a 
loving husband and devoted father and grandfather who will be missed by all; he was our 
best friend and our rock.

A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, May 11, at Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main 
St., Manchester, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. James Church, 896 Main 
St., Manchester. Burial with military honors will be in St. James Cemetery, Manchester.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

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