William Salvatore, 91, of Worcester, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, following an illness.
His wife of 50 years, Laura (Laskowski) Salvatore, died in 1994.
He leaves his two children: William J. Salvatore and his wife Jeanne of Auburn and Laurie M. Comeau and her husband John V. Comeau, III of Worcester; his five grandchildren: Michael Salvatore and Jennifer O’Connor, John Comeau, IV, Michael and Cherie Comeau; five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings: John, Frank, Philip and Florence. He was born in Worcester and has lived here all of his life. Bill was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard five ships, including the USS George Foster Elliott, which was sank in the Pacific. He was one of six survivors. Bill returned to Worcester and worked as a driver for M & M Trucking for 38 years. He was a longtime active member of the Teamsters Local 170, Worcester. An avid golfer, Bill was a member of the Green Hill Retired Men’s Golf League, and the Vernon Hill American Legion Post # 435, Worcester. He was a former member of the Auburn Lodge of Elks and the Knights of Columbus, Worcester.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours for Bill on Wednesday, April 28th from 5-7 PM in the Britton-Wallace Funeral Home, 91 Central Street, Auburn. His funeral will be held on Thursday from the funeral home with a funeral Mass celebrated at 10:30 AM in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, 34 Ward Street, Worcester. Burial will follow in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester. Instead of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Central Massachusetts Homeless Veterans Shelter, 69 Grove St., Worcester, MA 01605.
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