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March 13, 2013
Louis R. Masceri

Niagara Gazette

BEREA, OH — Louis R. Masceri passed away with his family at his side on Monday, March 11, 2013, under Hospice care in Berea, OH. He was 89.

Born in Niagara Falls, NY on September 11, 1923, the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Caprio) Masceri.

He attended local schools and graduated from Niagara Falls High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Force on January 30, 1943, and was commissioned as First Lieutenant on October 21, 1944, as a specialty navigator on a B24 in active service overseas during WWII, where he flew on 14 missions to Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Italy. He was honorably discharged at San Marcos Air Base in Texas for active service from October 21, 1944 to December 21, 1945, with multiple decorations and citations.

Upon returning home Louis married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Eisenhauer on December 1, 1945, and they moved to the Town of Lewiston in a home that he built himself.

Louis worked for the Union Carbide as a lab technologist and had to accept a job transfer to the Cleveland area in order to keep his position. After retirement they settled in a home in Berea, OH, where they continued wedded bliss celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary on December 1, 2012.

Louis is survived by his beautiful wife, Dorothy; their daughter, Cheryl Buntin; two grand- daughters, Tiffany Buntin and Lacey Wuest and one great-granddaughter, Milony. He also leaves behind two sisters, Margaret (late John) Elnicki and Rosemary (late Stanley) Van Auker of Lewiston, NY; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Louis will long be remembered as a loving, giving person who wanted nothing in return except your friendship.

Burial will be private with military honors at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, OH.

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Louis married EISENHAUER, Dorothy on 1 Dec 1945 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MASCERI, Cheryl

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NF Gazette

MASCERI- Joseph M., age 71, in Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1971, of 452-17th St. Husband of Rose (Caprio) Masceri. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Masceri. Father of Louis Masceri, of Berea, OH, Mrs. John (Margaret) Elnicki, Mrs. Stanley (Rose Mary) Van Auker, both of Lewiston, N.Y. brother of Mr. Francis Masceri this city, Richard Masceri of Tonawanda. N. Y., Mrs. Thomas (Philomena) Infantino of Buffalo, N.Y. and the late Roy Masceri. Also survived by 2 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from SPALLINO FUNERAL HOME, 1300 Pine Ave. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1971, at 9:00 a.m. and in St. Joseph's Church at 9:30 a.m. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends may call Monday and Tuesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mr. Masceri was a member of The Cristofaro Colombo Society.

Joseph + CAPRIO, Rose. Rose was born in 1902 in Renovo, Clinton County, PA; died on 7 Aug 1988 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rosa Masceri
Worked at Carborundum in war.
Rose (Caprio) Masceri, 86, of 17th Street, died Sunday (Aug. 7, 1988) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Town of Lewiston. She was born in Ranova, Pa., and came to Niagara Falls at the age of 3 She was the daughter of the late Michael and Lucia (Grieco) Caprio. She worked in the production department of Carborundum Corp. during World War II She was the wife of Joseph Masceri, who died in 1971. She is survived by a son, Louis R. Masceri of Berea. Ohio; daughters Margaret Elnicki and Rosemary VanAuker, both of Lewiston; sisters1, Mary Guarino and Elizabeth Holmes, both of Niagara Falls; a brother William Caprio, of Niagara Falls; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several nieces, and nephews. She was the sister of the late Concetta Ferrante, Carmella DeLorenzo, Joseph Caprio and Roche "Rocky" Caprio. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the M.J. Colucci and Son Funeral Chapel, 46819th St. Services will be Wednesday at a time to be announced. Burial will.be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, 3805 Pine Ave.