The obituary, shown below, was originally published in the June 12, 2008
on-line issue of
The Daily Local News (West Chester, PA,
www.DailyLocal.com).
Salvatore J. Cucinotta, 84, of Kennett Square died April 16. He was the husband of Marie Traccarella Cucinotta.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Rosario and Theresa DiValerio Cucinotta and raised in Kennett Square by his aunt and uncle, Nick and Concetta Nicotera.
Mr. Cucinotta graduated from Kennett High School in 1942 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
He married his best friend and childhood sweetheart, Marie, in 1946.
Stationed in Washington, D.C., they lived in Virginia until his retirement from civil service in 1979.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, his son-in-law and a granddaughter.
A funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick Church in Kennett Square at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 12.