- Rocco J. Sarno, 84, a lifelong resident of Framingham, died Thursday, March 2, 2006, at the Kathleen Daniels Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Framingham. He was the husband of Barbara (Maybay) Sarno, who died in 1987.
Born and raised in Framingham, he was the son of the late Guiseppe and Assunta (Ventola) Sarno. He was a graduate of the Worcester Trade School.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as a corporal with Company F, 11th Infantry Division, and was injured during action in the Rhineland Campaign.
Mr. Sarno retired after many years from the U.S. Army Labs in Natick, where he was a post engineer.
He built the family cottage in Sandwich, which brought him great joy, and loved spending time there with his children and grandchildren. He was an avid fisherman and duck hunter.
He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 1264 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles 894, both of Framingham.
Mr. Sarno leaves his children, Catherine G. Fanara and her husband, John, of Framingham, John R. Sarno and his wife, Donna, of Ashland, Deborah A. Cobb and her husband, Thomas, of Manchester, N.H., and Michael H. Sarno and his wife, Jeanne, of Franklin; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a sister, Louise McEnteggart of Framingham; and many nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Frank and Anthony Sarno, Lena Ferullo and Eleanor LaGuardia.
A funeral will be held Monday, March 6, at 9 a.m., at the Norton Funeral Home, 53 Beech St. (corner of Union Avenue), Framingham, followed by a funeral Mass, at 10 a.m., at St. Tarcisius Church, 562 Waverley St. (Rte. 135), Framingham.
Burial will follow in the family lot in St. Tarcisius Cemetery, Framingham.
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