Online Obituaries for the Port Charlotte, Venice, Englewood, & Punta Gorda FL Area
Alphonso DeFilippo
May 24, 1924 - January 09, 2012
Online Obituaries for the Port Charlotte, Venice, Englewood, & Punta Gorda FL Area
Alphonso L. DeFilippo of Englewood, Florida, 87, died on January 9, 2012. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Wednesday at the Lemon Bay Funeral Home with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Burial with full military honors will be held at Sarasota National Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Gretchen; daughters Debra Amato (Patrick) of Ramsey, NJ, Donna Kendall (Jeffrey) of Belchertown, MA; Denise Brady (Raymond) of Dover, TN and son David DeFilippo (Jane) of Milton, MA. He is pre-deceased by Daughter Diane Tucker. He has 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Al was born in Paterson, NJ and raised in Fair Lawn, NJ. He graduated from East Side High School and served as a Staff Sergeant in the Army during WWII, seeing action in the South Pacific. He graduated from Upsala College in East Orange, NJ with a degree in Education and completed his graduate work at Rutgers University. Al taught history at Paramus High School in Paramus, NJ for 30 years. He also coached varsity track and cross country including the 1962 undefeated track team. He was a Paramus Councilman from 1970 -1973. Al retired in 1980 and in 1984 moved to Florida where he enjoyed 28 wonderful years.
Funeral Information
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Wednesday at the Lemon Bay Funeral Home with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Burial with full military honors will be held at Sarasota National Cemetery.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alphonso DeFilippo Memorial Scholarship, c/o Paramus High School, 99 Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 or Tidewell Hospice Inc. 5955 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, Fl 34238
