Michele Crupi (died 2019)
| Michele Crupi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923-09-08 Siderno, Province di Reggio Calabria, Italy |
| Died | 2019-08-19 Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Occupation | grain elevator worker |
| Employer | Saskatchewan Wheat Pool |
| Father | |
| Mother | |
| Partner | |
| Children | |
Michele Crupi (8 September 1923 – 19 August 2019 (aged 95)) was an Italian-born Saskatchewan Wheat Pool employee and long-time resident of Fort William who was active in local Italian societies.[1][2]
Life and family
Michele Crupi was born in Siderno, Province di Reggio Calabria, Italy, to Francesco and Rosina. He immigrated to Canada in 1952 and began working for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. After five years of laboring and sending funds abroad, he was joined in Fort William in 1957 by his wife Antonina and their daughter Rosetta.[1]
He was a parishioner at St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church and participated in community groups including the Principe di Pimonte Da Vinci Centre and the Italian Society of Port Arthur. He was known for his skills as a handyman and his interest in gardening. He frequently traveled to Schreiber to visit family.[1]
He was predeceased by his wife Antonina, his parents, and his siblings Giuseppe, Lina, Maria, Teresa, Antonio, Domenico, and Girolamo. He was survived by his daughter Rosetta and her husband Nick, his grandchildren Cindy and her husband Cole, and Nicholas and his wife Chelsey, as well as his sister-in-law Elisabetta “Lisa” Crupi.[1]
He died on August 19, 2019, at Pinewood Court. A funeral mass was held at St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church on August 26, 2019, following a visitation at the WESTFORT CHAPEL. He was interred at Sunset Memorial Gardens.[1]
Newspaper record
- Obituary notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2019-08-24.[2]
- Recorded as occurring 19 August 2019.
- Obituary notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2019-08-23.[3]
- Recorded as occurring 19 August 2019.
Obituary notes
He was the brother of Domenico Crupi.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary for Michele Crupi, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2019-08-23, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Chronicle-Journal, 24 August 2019, p. 1(D)
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 23 August 2019, p. 10(B)
- ↑ Obituary for Domenico Crupi, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2019-11-11, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.