Christofano

Joseph J. Christofano Sr., 45, of 135½ Hickory St. died Thursday at Butler Memorial Hospital after an illness.

Born in Butler, Jan. 2, 1961, he was the son of Anthony and Frances Warren Christofano Sr.

He was an Army veteran and had worked at Pullman Standard, at Carlini Monument Co. in Mars and at Don-Lee Monuments in Butler.

Mr. Christofano was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. He also belonged to the French and Belgium Club, the Italian Fraternal Society and the General Butler Vagabonds.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara Baptiste Christofano, to whom he was married for 23 years; two sons, Joseph J. Jr. and Randy L. Christofano, both of Butler; a daughter, Virginia L. Christofano of Butler; his parents of Butler; two brothers, Anthony Christofano of Denver, Colo., and Michael Christofano and his wife, Janet, of Butler; and three sisters, Theresa Wooldridge and her husband, Wayne, of Ellerslie, Md., Anna Marie Powers and her husband, Michael, of Butler, and Donna Majetich and her husband, John, of New Kensington; three grandchildren, Leilanie, Kiley and Kaylee; and a number of nieces and nephews.

<B>CHRISTOFANO </B>— Friends of Joseph J. Christofano Sr., who died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Martin Funeral Home</B>, 429 Center Ave. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church, Center Avenue, with the Rev. James Dolan officiating. Burial will be at the St. Michael Cemetery.The Bereavement Group of St. Michael Parish will hold a scriptural wake service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.