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- On Nov. 22, 1921, His father, mother and brother Joe arrived from Grumo Appula by way of Palermo to Ellis Island. He was not with them and this must have been when he was left with his grandmother to console her for the loss of one of her own sons.
Captain Sinisi graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1942, entering the Navy in that year as Ensign. He served in WW-II and was Commander in 1956 and Captain in 1963, retiring from the Reserves in 1973. He worked for the Hartford Steam Boiler Company from July 1, 1948 until November 30, 1984.
Obituary:
Captain Rocco John Sinisi
Captain Rocco John Sinisi, U.S. Naval Reserve, Retired, died Friday, (November 21, 2008), in Rocky Hill. He was the son of the late Vito Michele and Giovanna Sinisi of New York City. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Judith Voegtlin Sinisi; his sister Isabelle Careccia, of Dunedin, Florida; his daughter Terryl Cloud and her husband Tom Cloud, of Austin, Texas; and three sons, Jon Michael Sinisi and his wife Joanne, of Beaufort, SC, Russsell Sinisi and his wife Halina, of Wethersfield, and Kyle Scott Sinisi and his wife Christina, of Goose Creek, SC. He is also survived by eight grandchildren. After graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1942, he served as Engineer Officer in several U.S. Navy ships in both Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of World War II. He concluded long service in the Naval Reserve in 1972, retiring as Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Group Command 8-1. Following active service in World War II, he embarked on a career with Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, retiring as Senior Chief Engineer in 1984. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and served on its Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee from 1974 to 1984. He was also a talented painter and wood carver. Funeral Services will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 26 at 9 a.m. from the Burritt Hill Funeral Home, 332 Burritt Street, New Britain, CT 06053, with a 10 a.m. Liturgy of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart Church. Rites of Committal will follow the Mass at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Calling hours are scheduled for Tuesday, 5-8 p.m. at Burritt Hill. To share a memory with the Sinisi family, please visit us on-line at www.burritthill.com.
The Hartford Courant, November, 2008
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1919 - 2008 (89 years)
