September 1 1928 October 16 2019 (age 91)
Services for John A. Avena, Sr. age 91, of Painesville will be 4:00 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home, 667 Mentor Ave., Painesville. Family and friends may call from 1:00 – 4:00 PM before the service at the funeral home. John was the son of Antonio and Mary Rosati Avena born on September 1, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts and passed away October 16, 2019 at David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland. John was a consultant for Lake Erie College and the former Bank one in Painesville for many years. He served in the U. S. Navy, was a member of B.P.O.E. Lodge 549 in Painesville, Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 490 in Painesville, American Legion Post 336 in Painesville and the Painesville V.F.W. Post 2595. He was an avid fisherman and loved going fishing with his friends. He is survived by his wife Marie (Heffron) Avena whom he married on February 1, 1948; daughter, Linda Freeman; son, John A. Avena, Jr.; grandchildren, John Avena III and Jessica Lawson; great grandchildren, Kacie, Kristin and Kimberly Lawson, Caitlyn and Joseph Avena; brother, Robert Avena; sisters, Sally Cornett and Frances Tuttle. John was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Jean Francozi and Lorraine Marsh; and son in law, Martin Freeman.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of John A Avena Sr September 1 1928 October 16 2019 (age 91).
Death notice for the town of: Fairport Harbor, state: Ohio