TITLE:  Frank Joseph Vecchiolla Sr., Obituary,  April 2, 2003

SUBMITTERS:  Journal Inquirer
             Manchester,CT (issue April 4, 2003)

FORMATTED:   ABishop, April 2003

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VECCHIOLLA

Frank Joseph Vecchiolla Sr., 77, of Somers Road, Ellington, husband of Germaine 
Viola (Blouin) Vecchiolla, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital.

Born in Hartford, November 1, 1925, son of the late Joseph & Jennie (Squatrito) 
Vecchiolla, he attended the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. and the 
University of Connecticut. He was president of JV Motor Lines, a member of the 
Motor Transport Association, and was a life member of the Rockville Lodge #1359, 
B.P.O.E. and the Kiwanis Club. He was active in St. Joseph Church and St. Luke Church. 
He was also active in Ellington Recreational Athletics, where he coached Little League 
Baseball and sponsored basketball teams. Frank held a private pilot's license and 
parachuted.

Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter and son-in-law, Francine Vecchiolla and Duncan 
Reid of Somers and their son, Trevor; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank Joseph 
Vecchiolla Jr., and Cheryl Vecchiolla of Tolland, their children and spouses, Julie & 
Robert Norval of Monson, Mass., and Kevin & Karen Komorowski of Fallston, Md.; a son and 
daughter-in-law, Joseph John Vecchiolla II and Lisa Vecchiolla of Forest Hill, Md. And 
their children, Joshua, Bradley, and Janelle. He also leaves his great-grandchildren, 
Emma and Andrew Norval. He was predeceased by a son, Alan Drew Vecchiolla.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, April 5, at noon in St. Luke 
Church, 141 Maple St., Ellington. The family will receive friends at a reception following 
the Mass in the St. Luke Church Hall. Private entombment will be in Mt. St. Benedict 
Mausoleum, Bloomfield.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: The Frank Vecchiolla Heart 
Research Fund, c/o Rockville Bank, 12 Main St., Ellington, CT 06029.

Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Homes, Vernon, has care of arrangements.



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