OBIT: Mario G. SANNA, 2008, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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   SANNA, Mario G. 05/11/08 Daily American
  
   Mario G. Sanna, 87, Woodmont, died May 9, 2008, at home. Born March 2, 1921, in
  Johnstown, the son of Joseph and Maria Lucia (Marcedda) Sanna. Preceded in death by
  parents; brothers, Jeno, Tony, Frank and Sam; and sisters, Elizabeth Zimmerman and Pina
  Punako. Survived by wife of 61 years, Irene (Wasilisian); sons, Ronald, married to
  Debbie; Thomas, married to Patricia Zvonik; and Mary Ann, married to John McGinnis. Also
  survived by grandchildren, Franco Sanna, Kristina Bailor, Heather Sanna and brother, John
  Sanna, Idaho; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mario was a longtime member of Our Mother
  of Sorrows Catholic Church. He was a World War II Army veteran, technical sergeant
  serving in the European Theater, where the airplane was shot down and he became a
  prisoner of war for two years. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Good Conduct
  Medal. He was a member of Menoher Heights Sportsmen's Club, St. Clair Tremont Club and
  Johnstown Sportsmen's Club. A deputy game warden for 10 years, and hunter safety
  instructor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission for 25 years. Friends received 11 a.m. to
  1 p.m. Tuesday at the Frank Duca Funeral Home, Westmont Chapel, 1622 Menoher Blvd.,
  followed by committal service at Grandview Mausoleum. The Very Rev. Paul E. Turnbull,
  V.F. officiating. Military honors by Johnstown Marine Corps League. In lieu of flowers,
  memorial contributions may be made to Windber or Conemaugh Hospice in his memory.