Sarro obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Sarro, Benedict    15 Mar 2007    Mar 2007    Jerry Nelson
Sarro, Frank        6 May 2007    May 2007    Jerry Nelson
Sarro, Mary Ann    19 Nov 2005    Nov 2005    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  3/15/2007

SARRO, BENEDICT "BENNIE" 
Benedict "Bennie" Sarro, a resident of Independence, died Sunday, March 11,
2007, at Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles. He was 80, born
April 15, 1926, in Morgan City. He was the son of Matteo Sarra and Anna
Macaluso Sarra. "Bennie" was a World War lI veteran of the U.S. Navy,
having served aboard the escort carrier USS Munda in the Pacific. He and
his brothers owned and operated a taxi service in Chicago. He later moved
back to his hometown and worked for many years on offshore supply vessels
for various companies in the area. He also owned and operated an egg
production farm in Robert. He is survived by four children, Benedict Martin
Sarro, married to Paulette Jones Sarro, of Franklinton, Barbara Lucy Sarro
Hendricks, married to Joseph Reese Hendricks, of Thompson Station, Tenn.,
Dawn Marie Sarro Nolen of Maurice, and Richard Louis Sarro, married to
Melanie Denise King Sarro, of Lake Charles; brother, Frank Sarro of
Hammond; 11 grandchildren, Wendy Denise Sarro Peterson, married to George
A. Peterson, of Waggaman, Kristi Hendricks Flagg, married to Jason Flagg,
of Cypress, Texas, Timothy Joseph Hendricks, married to Amy Renner
Hendricks, of Farr West, Utah, Anthony Marc Sarro, married to Erica
Reynolds Sarro, of Montz, Tessa Renee Nolan, and Tiffeny Renee Nolan
Methvin, married to Cade Methvin, all of Maurice, Allison Renee Sarro of
Hammond, Jessi Mary Hendricks of Thompson Station, Mikayla Lynn Sarro of
Franklinton, and Zachary Wyatt Sarro and Carter King Sarro, both of Lake
Charles; and four great-grandchildren, Brooke Nicole Sarro of Montz, Amber
Lynn Petterson of Waggaman, Ethan Mark Sarro of Montz and Samuel George
Peterson of Waggaman. Preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Mary Ann
Cortina Sarro; parents, Matteo and Anna Sarra; and two brothers, Manuel and
Kelly Sarro. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home,
Hammond, on Friday, March 16, from 6 p.m. until service at 9 p.m. and on
Saturday from 8 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Interment in Loranger
Community Cemetery. E-mail condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com / subject
line: Sarro. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  5/6/2007

SARRO, FRANK
Frank Sarro, 87 years old of Hammond, LA, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at
Belle Maison Nursing Home in Hammond, LA.  Frank was a WWII veteran,
honorably discharged from the United States Army. Frank served in Central
Europe and the Rhineland with the 788th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery
B. He served as a heavy machine gunner and was his commanding officer's
chauffeur. He and his brothers operated a taxi service in Chicago, IL that
was the first service to utilize two-way radios to dispatch the taxicabs.
He worked as an automotive electrician and marine diesel engineer on
offshore supply vessels.  He is survived by two nephews, Benedict Martin
Sarro of Franklinton, LA and Richard Louis Sarro of Lake Charles, LA. He is
survived by two nieces, Barbara Lucy Sarro Hendricks of Thompson Station,
TN and Dawn Marie Sarro Nolen of Maurice, LA.  He is preceded in death by
his wife, Lorraine Stubner Sarro, brothers, Manuel, Carl and Bennie Sarro,
his father and mother, Matteo and Anna Sarra.  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  11/19/2005

SARRO, MARY ANN 
Mary Ann Sarro, 75 and a resident of Independence, died Thursday, Nov. 17,
2005, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born Tuesday, July
22, 1930, in Chicago. She was a homemaker and beautician. She is survived
by her husband, Ben "Bennie" Sarro of Independence; daughters and a
son-in-law, Barbara and Joe Hendricks of Thompson-Station, Tenn., and Dawn
Nolen of Maurice; two sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Melanie Sarro of
Lake Charles and Ben M. and Paulette Sarro of Franklinton; sister, Vivian
Hansen of Lake Zurich, Ill.; seven granddaughters, Wendy Peterson of
Waggaman, Kristi Flagg of Houston, Tessa Nolen and Tiffeny Methvin, both of
Maurice, Allison Sarro of Hammond, Jessi Hendricks of Thompson-Station and
Mikayla Sarro of Franklinton; three grandsons, Tim Hendricks of
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Anthony Sarro of Kenner and Zachary Sarro of Lake
Charles; two great-granddaughters, Brooke Nicole Sarro of Kenner and Amber
Peterson of Waggaman; and a great-grandson, Ethan Sarro of Kenner. She was
preceded in death by her parents, Louis Cortina and Lucy Genovese Cortina;
and two sisters, Gloria Quatraro and Evelyn Gackowski. Friends will be
received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, on Saturday, Nov.
19, from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 1 p.m. Interment in Loranger
Community Cemetery in Loranger. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made to Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, P.O. Box 349, Independence, LA
70443. E-mail condolences to hmckneely@i-55.com/subject line: Sarro. 

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