Milan (Teet) Franceschi; 81;
of 3900 County Line Road 1-B;
Tequesta; Fla.; died Saturday;
Sept. 2; 1995; at the Hospice
Center in Palm Beach County;
Fla.
Born Sept. 19; 1913; in Belle
Vernon; he was the son of the
late Milano and Teresa
Angelina Piantini Franceschi.
Mr. Franceschi moved to
Florida last year; having spent
the rest of his life in the Belle
Vernon area.
He was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church; Belle Vernon.
Mr. Franceschi served 45
months with the U.S. Army
during World War II; serving
three years and two months in
the African and European
theatres of operation. He received nine battle stars and
other decorations and participated in the invasions of north
Africa; Sicily and southern
France.
He was a life member; active
more than 51 years; of Belle
Vernon American Legion Post
659; where he held the post of
commander several times since
first being elected to it in 1953.
He held many other offices in
the post.
He was a life member of the
North Belle Vernon Volunteer
Fire Department and had memberships in the East Belle Vernon Athletic Club and Post 699
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was retired from the
Monessen Southwestern Railroad Company of WheelingPittsburgh Steel Corp.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
first wife; Margaret; in 1965;
four brothers; Oscar; Eugene;
Lee and Amerigo Franceschi;
and one sister; Sabina Pupilli.
Surviving are his wife; Magdelin Wisyanski Franceschi;
one daughter; Mrs. Patrick
(Elsa Tosca) Sauritch of Jupiter; Fla.; one son and daughterin-law; Milan (M.J.) and Melanie Franceschi of Franklin
Park; one stepson; Randy Ondulick of Monongahela; one
brother and sister-in-law; Albert and Mary Franceschi of
Belle Vernon; one sister; Mrs.
Neal (Elsie) Guadagnino of
Belle Vernon; and three granddaughters and one grandson.
There will be no public visitation. If friends wish;condolences may be sent to Mr.Franceschi’s wife; Magdelin Wisyanski Franceschi;3900 County Line Road;1-B;Tequesta;Fla.;33469. Family and friends will gather Saturday at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;for a Funeral Mass with the Rev.John Cindric as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded at Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel by Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.of Belle Vernon is in charge of the arrangements.