Samuel A. “Sam” Orlando, 73

BOARDMAN – Services will be Monday at 10:15 a.m. at the Rossi Bros. Funeral Home, Boardman, and 11 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church, Youngstown, for Samuel A. Orlando, 73, who passed away Thursday evening with his family by his side from a brief battle with cancer.
Sam was born Feb. 3, 1933 in Youngstown, the son of Nicola and Lucia (Appugliese) Orlando, and was a lifelong area resident.
He was a 1951 graduate of East High School and attended Youngstown College.
Sam was employed as a meat cutter for Century Foods, Loblaws Grocery Store, and then for Mahoning Sparkle Markets. He then became a meat supervisor for Mahoning Sparkle Market until their closing. Sam also worked for the Peter J. Schmidt Co. in Youngstown and Seaway Foods in Cleveland as a meat merchandiser until his retirement in 1999. He most recently worked as a consultant, writing the advertisements for the meat departments in the Sparkle Group in Youngstown area until the time of his death. He also was a Real Estate agent in the area from 1970 to 1980.
Sam was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, where he was a lector for 30 years, and was a former parish council member. He also belonged to St. John’s Church bocce league, Hope Cancer Support Group for 5 years, and the Senior Citizen’s Group of Boardman.
He enjoyed bowling, traveling to Mountaineer, and most of all being with his eight grandchildren.
He was a loving husband and father and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, of 53 years the former Genevieve A. Brak, whom he married Sept. 30, 1953; four daughters, Deborah Orlando, Janice (John) Cartwright, Judy Shirilla, all of Boardman, and Jackie (Mike) Giambattista of Canfield; eight grandchildren, Mark, Megan, and Amy Cartwright, Nicholas and Lindsey Shirilla, and Michael, Jamie, and Allison Giambattista; three brothers, John (Minnie) Orlando and Pat (Barbara) Orlando, both of Boardman, and Mike Orlando of San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Rose (Frank) Tufaro and Mary Antal both of Austintown; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Nicholas Shirilla, and a grandson Brian Cartwright.
Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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