Frank D. Marinaccio, 85, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Rose Petruzzo Marinaccio, died September 2 at St Vincent’s Medical Center. Born in Harrison, N.Y., July 24, 1929, he was a son of the late Philip and Giovannina Vechiola Marinaccio.

In addition to his wife of 62 years, survivors include a daughter, Barbara Pisacreta, and her husband Bill, of Newtown; a son, Philip V. Marinaccio, and his wife Renee, of Milford; four grandchildren, Philip A. Marinaccio, Jenna Rose Ligouri, and her husband Antonio, Joseph Frank Pisacreta, and Gina Marie Pisacreta; a brother, Leonard Marinaccio, and his wife Loretta, of West Haven; a sister, Lucille DePeano, and her husband Albert, of Trumbull; and sister-in-law, Emma DeEsso; as well as many nieces and nephews. Two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Jane and Herbert Walker, and Antoinette and Joseph Capalbo, predeceased Mr Marinaccio.

A graduate of Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport in 1948, he was a US Army veteran of the Korean War.

Mr Marinaccio was the owner and operator of Phillip's Shoe Store and later Schneider's Shoe Store, both on Bridgeport’s East Side.

He was a member of the VFW Post #10099 in Trumbull and the Knights of Columbus, Park City Council. Mr Marinaccio loved ballroom dancing, and enjoyed bowling, and was an avid golfer.

Friends are invited to meet directly in St Theresa Church, 5301 Main Street, Trumbull, Friday, September 5, at 1 pm, for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Long Hill Burial Grounds, Trumbull. Family and friends may call Thursday, September 4, from 4 to 8 pm, at The Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull.

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