Armando Savaglio, 76, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at St. Catherine’s Medical Center surrounded by his loving family after a valiant fight with Leukemia. Born on December 4, 1935, in Marano Principato, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Ferdinando and Luisa (Caira) Savaglio. In February of 1954 he moved to Kenosha and has resided here since. On June 23, 1962, he married Mary P. Dugan at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Armando was employed by J.I. Case for over 36 years. He and his wife also owned and operated Armando’s Pizza and Restaurant for over 13 years. He was a member of the Italian American and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. He played soccer for many years and loved going for drives in his 1959 Ford. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary of Kenosha; four children, Louis (Jennifer Olcott-Lindsay) Savaglio, Tina Marie (Elmer) Everman III, Christina (Jeffrey) Ferkin and Susan (Richard Williams) Savaglio, all of Kenosha; ten grandchildren, Melissa (Hector) Roman, Jennifer Colmer, Samantha Savaglio, Steven (Tiffany Pierce) Pulera, Jr., Jeffrey Ferkin, Jr., Amanda Ferkin, Scott Pulera, Justin Ferkin, Jamie Ferkin and Jenna Bradtke; a brother, Carmine Savaglio; a sister, Christina Ruffolo; sister-in-law, Josephine Guisippina Savaglio; brother-in-law, Giovanni Ruffolo; and his beloved dog, Mac. The family would like to thank Dr. Bandealy, Dr. Buencamino, the staff at the Pulmonary Clinic especially Dr. Anwar, and the nurses and staff in the ICU at St. Catherine’s Medical Center for all of the kind and compassionate care they have given Armando. Prayers will be held on Thursday, October 18th, at Proko Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. Mass will be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at All Saints Mausoleum. Visitation will be held on Wednesday at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Armando’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com
Condolences
Toni Dahms
October 16, 2012
My thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time. I've heard a lot of great things about Papa! Toni
Fran Dugan Urrutia
October 15, 2012
Richard & I want you all to know how glad we were to be with you last year at Melissa's wedding...we know the whole family will grieve for a long time, but he will be in all our hearts. God be with you in this time of sorrow. With love (and Donnie is probably with him right now!), Fran
Melissa Roman
October 14, 2012
when I was first notified that you had cancer, my heart ached and I just cryed and cryed. as time went on, you continued to fight and fight you NEVER gave up and for that you are my HERO!!! You never let your chemo,phneumonia, or your diabeties bring you down, you always stayed strong and still always smiled. As time went on we seen you become more weak but to you, you were fine. You were a wonderful grandfather, father, husband, and friend. I know you are watching over us and if you see us crying just know that they are tears of joy because we know that you are not in pain and you don't have to go through chemo anymore. Just know that we love you and you will always be in our hearts. Until we meet again WE LOVE YOU.