Obituary of Dino Capestrani

Dino Capestrani, 88, of 225 Linwood Avenue, Jamestown died at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 at UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was born May 1, 1927 in Goriano Valli, Italy. Dino was the son of the late Periano and Agata (Capaldi) Capestrani. He immigrated to Hamilton, Ontario and became a citizen of the United States where Jamestown was his home since 1954. He married Josephine (Vella) Capestrani in 1953 in Hamilton, Ontario. Dino worked at Maddox Table Company for 20 years as a supervisor. He also worked for Master Carvers for an additional 25 years. With his wife Josephine, and their two sons, they opened Dino’s Pizzeria in 1974, which they ran for 10 years. Dino also belonged to the Marco Polo Club, the Moose Club and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. Dino will be remembered as a hard worker. He was an all around handy man and built his own home. He enjoyed gardening and truly enjoyed his five grand children and two great-grand children. He loved to travel and would often go back to Italy to visit friends and family. He is survived by his two sons, Pierre Capestrani and his wife Cindy, of Jamestown, and Dino Capestrani and his wife Lynn, of Butler, PA; five grandchildren, Jennifer Lisciandro, Michael and Mikayla Capestrani of Jamestown, Katy Capestrani of Columbus, Ohio and Kelly Capestrani of Butler, PA., and two great-grandchildren Isabella and Sammy Lisciandro of Jamestown. He is also survived by one sister Teresa Castro of L’ Aquila, Italy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Vella Capestrani, whom he married on July 4, 1953 in Hamilton, Ontario and who died on April 3, 2015 A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015 in St. James Catholic Church. The Rev. Darrell Duffy, pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends will be received on Friday, June 12, 2015 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Hubert Funeral Home and Cremation Services where a Christian Wake service will be held at 6:45 p.m. Memorials may be made to Heritage Ministries, 4600 Rte. 60. P.O. 350, Gerry, N.Y. 14740 You may send a condolence to the family by visiting www.hubertfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to Heritage Ministries, Jamestown, New York.