Boris R. Cordisco Sr. – Perryopolis

Boris R. Cordisco Sr., 90, of Perryopolis, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Paramount Senior Care Center, Mars. Born April 7, 1931, in Delmont, he was the son of the late Terigio and Emma Bartolomucci Cordisco. Mr. Cordisco was a member of St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church and was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Allenport, where he worked as an electrician. He was a veteran of Korea, where he served in the U.S. Army, active duty from 1950 to 1951, then in the Army Reserves from 1951 to 1991. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Boris R. Cordisco Jr. and wife Shelly of Miami Beach, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Irma Marie Cordisco and Michael Leary of Gainesville, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Gino and Caroline Cordisco of Mars; five grandchildren, Joshua Michael Leary, Jacob William Leary, Julia Marie Cordisco, Luke Giovanni Cordisco and Ethan Rudolph Cordisco. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carmela Consales Cordisco on Oct. 28, 2015; and two brothers, Ines William Cordisco and Floyd Robert Cordisco. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS LLC, family owned and operated, 191 Liberty St., Perryopolis, Pa., 724-736-2515. Prayers of Transfer will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, in the funeral home, followed by funeral Mass at 1 p.m. at St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Rodolfo Mejia as celebrant. Interment will take place in St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery. Condolences accepted at the funeral home’s website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.