Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Onky 6 attend June class lunch
Thursday, May 09, 2013
11 attebd May 8 class lunch
Eleven attended the D.H.S. Class of 1948 lunch on Wednesday (May 8) at Shoney’s off the Dover exit of Interstate 77.
The class will be celebrating the 65th anniversary of our graduation at the alumni banquet on July 27 at the Knights of Columbus in Dennison. The class will have its own table There will be a time for conversation from 4 to 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6. More information for reservations will be mailed to alumni.
The next regular lunch will be at noon Wednesday, June 12, at Tents of Grace restaurant in Gnadenhutten.
Attending Wedneday’s lunch were Frank Angelo, Patty (Foutz) Bente, Don and Janice Cable, Bill and Nodie Dudgeon, Dick and Judy Fisher, Ethel and Ed Kleski and John Russo. Among the absentees were Carme (Cirincione) Welz who is not well, Harry Liggett recuperating from walking pneumonia, Jack Pershing whose eife Darlene was undergoing surgery and George Phinney, reuperating from a fall.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Joseph Caputo dies at 90
Joseph R. Caputo, 90,
of Dennison, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at New Dawn
Retirement Community in Dover, after a lengthy illness. Born August 27,
1922 in Dennison, he was a son of the late Rosario and Antonina
(Princiotto) Caputo.
A resident of Dennison throughout his life, Joe was a member of Immaculate Conception Church where he was baptized, confirmed and married, and he was a graduate of Dennison High School in the
class of 1941. During high school, he began his lifelong love of
photography. After high school, he lived and worked at Westinghouse in
Canton until he left for his military service. During World War II, he proudly served his country as a Naval Photographer in the U.S. Navy
from Oct. of 1942 until his honorable discharge in Dec. of 1945, having
been stationed aboard the U.S.S. Card C.V.E. 1 which was awarded the
Presidential Citation for Bravery.
Upon returning home from the war, he worked at Willard's Drug Store in Dennison from 1946 to 1952. From 1952 until his retirement in the early 80's, Joe was employed by Joy Manufacturing, starting as a Project Engineer and later working in Sales and Distribution. Throughout his life, he was a well known local photographer, taking baby, wedding and prom pictures, as well as photos needed at Joy Manufacturing. Joe was a member of American Legion Post #0491, and a life member of the Dennison Knights of Columbus #576, Disabled American Veterans Chapter OH#8 and the Dennison American Italian Club. On August 10, 1946, Joe married the former Carmella Scaffidi with whom he enjoyed over 65 years of marriage until her passing on May 17, 2012.
He is survived by their son, Ross Anthony Caputo of Illinois; daughters-in-law, Barbara Caputo of New Jersey and Vicki Caputo of Illinois; grandchildren, Ryan Caputo and his wife, Angie, of Minnesota, Kristin Caputo of New Jersey, and Lindsay, Ashley and Ross "Buster" Caputo of California; great-grandchildren, Grace, Sydney, and Vincent Caputo of Minnesota; brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Phyllis Caputo of Tennessee; and numerous other family members and friends, including cousins, Joe and Yula Zeno and loving caregivers, Tim and Marie (Mosher) Martini, Mary Jo Ann (Scaffidi) Baumberger, Denise (Caputo) Richmond, and Goldie and Kenny Host. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Richard J. Caputo; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles John and Dorothy Caputo; a sister and brother-in-law, Teresa and L. Adrian Mosher; and a brother-in-law, Ross Scaffidi.
Services for Joe, officiated by Father Anthony Lonzo, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Immaculate Conception Church in Dennison. Interment will follow beside his beloved wife in St. Mary's Cemetery near Dennison. Family and friends are invited to call at the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, prior to the funeral mass. Those wishing to honor Joe's memory by a charitable contribution are encouraged to do so to Claymont Public Library, 215 E. 3rd St., Uhrichsville, OH 44683.
A resident of Dennison throughout his life, Joe was a member of Immaculate Conception Church where he was baptized, confirmed and married, and he was a graduate of Dennison High School in the
class of 1941. During high school, he began his lifelong love of
photography. After high school, he lived and worked at Westinghouse in
Canton until he left for his military service. During World War II, he proudly served his country as a Naval Photographer in the U.S. Navy
from Oct. of 1942 until his honorable discharge in Dec. of 1945, having
been stationed aboard the U.S.S. Card C.V.E. 1 which was awarded the
Presidential Citation for Bravery. Upon returning home from the war, he worked at Willard's Drug Store in Dennison from 1946 to 1952. From 1952 until his retirement in the early 80's, Joe was employed by Joy Manufacturing, starting as a Project Engineer and later working in Sales and Distribution. Throughout his life, he was a well known local photographer, taking baby, wedding and prom pictures, as well as photos needed at Joy Manufacturing. Joe was a member of American Legion Post #0491, and a life member of the Dennison Knights of Columbus #576, Disabled American Veterans Chapter OH#8 and the Dennison American Italian Club. On August 10, 1946, Joe married the former Carmella Scaffidi with whom he enjoyed over 65 years of marriage until her passing on May 17, 2012.
He is survived by their son, Ross Anthony Caputo of Illinois; daughters-in-law, Barbara Caputo of New Jersey and Vicki Caputo of Illinois; grandchildren, Ryan Caputo and his wife, Angie, of Minnesota, Kristin Caputo of New Jersey, and Lindsay, Ashley and Ross "Buster" Caputo of California; great-grandchildren, Grace, Sydney, and Vincent Caputo of Minnesota; brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Phyllis Caputo of Tennessee; and numerous other family members and friends, including cousins, Joe and Yula Zeno and loving caregivers, Tim and Marie (Mosher) Martini, Mary Jo Ann (Scaffidi) Baumberger, Denise (Caputo) Richmond, and Goldie and Kenny Host. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Richard J. Caputo; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles John and Dorothy Caputo; a sister and brother-in-law, Teresa and L. Adrian Mosher; and a brother-in-law, Ross Scaffidi.
Services for Joe, officiated by Father Anthony Lonzo, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Immaculate Conception Church in Dennison. Interment will follow beside his beloved wife in St. Mary's Cemetery near Dennison. Family and friends are invited to call at the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, prior to the funeral mass. Those wishing to honor Joe's memory by a charitable contribution are encouraged to do so to Claymont Public Library, 215 E. 3rd St., Uhrichsville, OH 44683.
R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc.
(740) 922-1970
www.lindseyfh.com
(740) 922-1970
www.lindseyfh.com
Published in The Times Reporter on February 25, 2013
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