Anthony F. Segreto's Obituary
Anthony F. Segreto, age 77, of Lewes, Delaware, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes of complications related to cancer. He was born in West New York, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 13, 1933, the son of the late Anthony and Jennie (Amato) Segreto.
Anthony was a resident of the Lewes area since 1988, coming from Northern, New Jersey where he retired as the Chief of Safety at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Prior to employment at St. Peter's, Anthony was a safety engineer at the Ford Motor Company's Mahwah, New Jersey plant from 1955 until it closed in 1980. He was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the U.S.S. Bache and was an avid short-wave radio operator and coin collector. He was a member of St. Edmond's Catholic Church of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jean L. (Caspar) Segreto of Lewes, Delaware, and two sons; Paul Segreto of Methuen, Massachusetts and Stephen J. Segreto of Wilmington, Delaware. Anthony had one granddaughter, Elina Segreto, daughter of Paul Segreto and his wife Shizue Sano.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 12:00 PM, at St. Edmond's Catholic Church, 409 King Charles Avenue , Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Friends may call at the church at 11:00 AM.
Entombment will take place on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Cathedral Cemetery, 2400 Lancaster Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware.
Memorial contributions may be made to: American Cancer Society: CANCER RESEARCH, PO BOX 163, Salisbury, MD, 21803.
Arrangements by: Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Lewes, Delaware.
Please sign the online guestbook for Mr. Segreto at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.
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