Frank Pucci, 88, Somerset, died March 2, 2013, at The Patriot. Born April 6, 1924, in Hooversville, he is the son of the late Pietro and Ceserina Pucci. Also preceded in death by a son, Francis Pucci; brother Pietro; and sisters, Mary Shaffer and Lucy Chapman. Survived by wife Lois (Wilhelm) Pucc; children: Amy Peritsky and husband Robert, Rochester, N.Y., Franklyn Pucci, Somerset, Cindy Hauger and husband David, Somerset, and Maria Knudson and husband Mark, Rochester; grandchildren: Franklyn Pucci and wife Heidi, Jessica Spangler and husband Gary “Skip,” Melissa Krott and husband Kenneth, Lara Blew and husband Robert and Katie Meyers and husband Michael; great-grandchildren: Madalyn and Ben Pucci, Garrett and Grace Spangler, Carsten Krott, Elinor and Preston Blew and Abigail Meyers. Brother of: Victoria Huey and Baigio Pucci, both of Calabash, N.C., Lena Wallace and husband Arthur, Tulsa, Okla., and Patricia Pucci. He was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. A 1942 of Somerset High School and CBI Army veteran of World War II and Korea. He was an engineer for the B&O Railroad and the Chessie System retiring in 1985. There will be no viewing or visitation. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Peter’s Catholic Church with Father Daniel O’Neill and Monsignor Samuel J. Tomaselli celebrants. Committal in Husband Cemetery. Contributions may be made to St. Peter’s Catholic Church or School 433 W. Church St. Somerset, PA 15501 or Heartland Hospice Services, 1590 N. Center Ave., Somerset, PA 15501. Arrangements under the direction of the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home. Condolences may be made at www.halversonfuneralhome.com.
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