Pasquale Mastroianni

SCHENECTADY – Pasquale Mastroianni, 86, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, with his loving family at his side. Pasquale was born in Caiazzo, Province of Caserta, Italy on September 4, 1930 a son of the late Giovanni and Anna Maria (DeMatteo) Mastroianni. He immigrated to Schenectady in 1966 and worked as a laborer for Fazzone Construction. Pasquale was a man of great strength, faith and loyalty. A master tradesman, my dad Pasquale had magic hands, there was nothing he could not fix or build. From the artistry in his mind, he could lay you a stone wall, put up a new chimney, tile floors and walls. He could frame a house, put an addition on, mason it all with brick, build a deck onto it, and do all the plumbing and electric. A man with a third grade education in Italy, could do it all. I was so lucky to call him dad. Pasquale was a devoted communicant of St. Anthony's Church. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Cristina Fazzone Mastroianni, on March 11, 2011; his parents; siblings, Alessandro Mastroianni, Josephine (Maurice) Padula; Giuseppe Almaviva. Pasquale is survived by his loving son, Fred and his wife Matilda Mastroianni, of Glenville; adoring grandchildren, Michael Mastroianni, and Marissa Mastroianni, Esq. and her fiancé, Michael Spizzuco, Esq.; siblings Ferdinando (Margerita) Mastroianni, Madalena Almaviva, Marietta Cimino, Angelina (Richard) Padula and Nicola (Fenisia) Mastroianni; a sister-in-law Genoveffa Mastroianni; several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Services will be held on Saturday, January 28th at 11am from the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, 501 Union St. and then to St. Anthony's Church, Seward Place, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 Noon. Entombment will follow in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home on Saturday, January 28th from 9 to 11 am. Memorial contributions may be made in Pasquale's memory to Action For Education, "a non-profit run by his grandson Michael that provides free education and medical service to Honduran children" at www.action4education.org or at 156 Spring Road, Scotia, NY 12302.

Pasquale Mastroianni

January 16, 1931 - January 16, 2017