Mario Frank Fazzini – Fayette City
After living a long and fulfilling life, Mario Frank Fazzini passed away on March 19, 2023,10 days short of his 95th birthday. Mario was born in Donora to Italian immigrants, the late Frank and late Emidola Damiani Fazzini. He adored and loved his brother, Bernard Fazzini, who also preceded him in death. He loved sharing stories of his Damiani aunts and uncles and appreciated their hard work and tenacity. Mario worked at Western Center in Canonsburg for 40 years. After he retired, he took up dancing, where he met his second wife, Jean, and they have danced together for many years. Mario is survived by his 10 children, Frank (Jean), Sister Sue, Tom (Arllen), Mary (Dave), Ann, Elizabeth, Paul (Anna), Mike (Gina), Barb and Dan, with his first wife, Carole Bowen Fazzini. When he married Jean, he gained a bonus daughter, Cindy Ross, who was welcomed into the family and dad loved her dearly. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mario was a proud veteran who served in the United States Army and received both the World War II Victory Medal and the Occupation Medal. He always maintained a positive outlook on life and emphasized the importance of a strong work ethic, helping others, and the love of La Famiglia. Mario lived life to the fullest and had a talent for solving problems by tinkering with things. He was generous and caring, feeding the whole neighborhood with his punch bowl cake and apple oatmeal squares. He even installed a water fountain in his yard for all the neighbor kids to enjoy on those hot and humid summer days. The family extends a special thanks to the wonderful staff at Mon Valley Care Center and Gateway Hospice for caring for him so tenderly in his last days. Arrangements have been entrusted to ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC, 40 Second St. Ext., Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900, where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday March 23, 2023. Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Each night, Mario prayed for his two special relatives, Sam and Emily, asking God to help them in their struggle with Ataxia-telangiectasia, or “A-T, ” a progressive, degenerative disease. To help find a cure for Sam and Emily, donations are suggested to A-T Children’s Project, 6810 N. State Road 7, Suite 125, Coconut Creek, FL 33073 or online at www.atcp.org/fazzini/ or simply help someone in need in Mario’s memory! To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com.
