Obituaries and Memories
Pietro (Peter) Gurto (Grandpa Gurto)
December 15, 1894
December 28, 1971
Obituary
Peter Gurto – Obituary
Tuesday, December 28, 1971 ” The News Herald”
Deaths, Funerals
Peter Gurto
Funeral services for Peter Gurto, 77, of 717 Wrights Ave., will be held at 10 a.m.Thursday in St. Frances Cabrini Church, the Rev. Fr. Patrick Dempster offering the funeral mass.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Gurto, who was born Dec. 15, 1894 in Campobasso, Italy, died in his home early today after a brief illness.
He had been a resident of Conneaut 60 years and was employed the the former Nickel Plate Railroad 45 years prior to his retirement in 1960.
Gurto was also a member of St. Frances Cabrini Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary (DelVecchio); sons Pat, Frank, Joseph and Anthony of Conneaut; Christy of West Palm Beach, Fla. and James of Wexford, Pa.; daughters Mrs. Robert (Rose) Speer, Mrs. William (Florence) Lewis, Mrs. John (Mary) Moneypenny, all of Conneaut, and Mrs.Robert (Susan) Petrovski of Milwaukee, Wis.; 28 grand children, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews
Gurto was preceded in death by his parents, James and Rose (Marcia) Gurto.
Friends and relatives may call at the Raisian Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Friday, December 31, 1971 “The News Herald”
Deaths, Funerals
Peter Gurto
Funeral services for Peter Gurto, 77, of 717 Wrights Ave., were held at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Frances Cabrini Church.
The Rev. Patrick Dempster, pastor, offered High Mass and Marie Walter sang the Mass.
Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery with Fr. Dempster offering graveside prayers.
Prayer services were held preceding the church services at the Raisian Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were David Gurto, Joseph A. Gurto, James R. Speer, John A. Lewis, Barry Pearce and Steven J. Moneypenny, all grandsons of Mr. Gurto.
Friends and relatives attended from Ashtabula, Youngstown, Milwaukee, Wis.;Wexford, Pa. and West Palm Beach Fla.
Mr. Gurto died Tuesday at his residence
Comment (1)
From Sharen
THE LORD IS THE SHEPHERD OF HIS PEOPLE
The Lord is my shepherd
I shall not want
He makes me lie down in green pastures
And he leads me beside still waters
He restoreth my soul
And leads me in the path of righteousness
For His name’s sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of Death
I will fear no evil
For thou art with me
Thy rod and Thy staff shall comfort me
You prepare a banquet for me in the face of my enemies
You welcome me as an honored guest
My cup overflows
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord, forever