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Anthony H. Cipolla Sun City West, AZ QCWA # 05889 Chapter 16 |
CIPOLLA, Anthony H., 94, a former resident of West Warwick, RI, Long Island, NY, and Sun City West, AZ passed away on September 16, 2017 at the Cedar Crest Nursing Center in Cranston.
Born in Westerly, he was the son of the late Henry and Eliza (Lautieri) Cipolla.
Mr. Cipolla was a 1941 graduate of West Warwick High School. A veteran of World War II, he served in all theatres of that war as a radio officer, first in the Army Air Corps (grandfathered to USAF) and later in the Merchant Marine (grandfathered to USCG). After the war, he spent a forty year career with the audio division of the Columbia Broadcasting System, equally divided between the CBS Radio Network and the CBS Television Network. Upon retiring, he moved with his wife to Arizona where he enjoyed gardening and joined the local agriculture and metals clubs. An avid and lifelong amateur radio operator, he was a member of several radio organizations, including the West Valley (AZ) Amateur Radio Club.
He survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Phyllis Cipolla of Sun City West, AZ, a daughter, Cheryl Shainmark of Brewster, NY, a son, Stephen Cipolla, of Glens Falls, NY, a grandson, Philip (loving wife Michelle) Shainmark and two great grandchildren, Owen and Henrietta Shainmark, all of Las Vegas, NV, and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Theresa (Cipolla) Atkins, Antoinette Sicard, and Patricia Brochu.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at 10:00 am in Sacred Heart Church, 720 Providence St, West Warwick. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Warwick.
Visiting hours are respectfully omitted.
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