OBIT: Michael DIRIENZO, 1943, Somerset, Somerset County, PA

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MICHAEL DIRIENZO

Faulty Brakes Caused Death of Michael Dirienzo
Well Known Beverage Distributer Killed When Truck Overturned

  Michael Dirienzo, 36, of Somerset, husband of Frances di Valentino of 
Meyersdale and father of four children, was killed instantly when a beer truck 
he was driving ran wild on Cemetery Hill, leading into Rockwood, and crashed 
into an embankment.  The truck overturned and Dirienzo's head was caught between 
the door and the body of the vehicle.  He suffered a broken neck, fractured 
skull and other injuries and is believed to have died instantly.
  Deputy Coroner C. S. Beck, who made an investigation said the foot brakes of 
the truck apparently failed and the accident occurred when the driver applied 
the emergency brake, which was found to be on tight when the wrecked vehicle was 
examined.
  Dirienzo was enroute to Somerset after having delivered a cargo to Confluence.  
He and his brothers, Harry and John, had been engaged for some time in the 
beverage distribution business.
  He was a son of the late Dominick Dirienzo and of Mrs. Clorenda Dirienzo of 
Somerset.  Surviving are his wife mentioned above and four children - Adeline 
and Caroline, twins; Samuel and Rodger; his brothers, Harry and John, his 
sisters, Miss Mary Dirienzo, all of Somerset, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reese of 
Rochester, Pa.
  Funeral services were conducted at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Peter's 
Catholic Church, Somerset, by the rector, Rev. Father Albert S. Gartland.  
Interment in the Husband Cemetery.

Meyersdale Republican, June 17, 1943