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Vito LaBruzzo
Vito LaBruzzo, Jr., 79, Northeast Kansas City, Mo., passed away
Friday, February
8, 2008, at his home. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, February
11 at Holy
Cross Catholic Church, 5106 St. John Ave., Kansas City, MO 64123;
burial in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, at
Passantino Bros.
Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124, where
the rosary
will be said at 4 p.m. Vito was born August 11, 1928 in Kansas City.
He owned
LaBruzzo's Bar & Restaurant at 18th and Grand for 21 years along
with many other
businesses including Kelly's Bakery and Excellent Foods. He was a
founding
member of the American Sons of Columbus, and was a member of
Pipefitters Local
27. He enjoyed golfing and gambling. Vito was preceded in death by
his wife,
Carol "Rookie" LaBruzzo; his parents, Vito and Rose (Stasi) LaBruzzo;
and
brother, Joe LaBruzzo. Survivors include his daughters and
sons-in-law, Rosemary
and Matthew Pisciotta, Carol L. LaBruzzo, Vicki A. LaBruzzo, Christy
and Joe
Maenza; grandchildren, Vito A. and Joanna Pisciotta, Rosemary and
Sophia Maenza;
sisters, Ange Ingolia, Louise Mary "Weezie" Spalitto; sisters-in-law
and
brother-in-law, Toni LaBruzzo, Grace Calcara, Clarine and Gus Spallo;
very
special friend and companion, Sally Kabrick; and many nieces,
nephews, cousins
and friends. The family offers a special thank you to Northcare
Cardiac Hospice
for the care shown to Vito. Pallbearers: Jimmy Salerno, Jim
Zimmerman, Kenny
Cusick, Andy Colletti, Joe Spallo, Rob Dry. Honorary Pallbearers:
Robert
Ciarelli, Sal Belfonte, Frank Sbisa, Joe Stasi, and Tom Nigro. We
love you and
will miss you. Arr.: Passantino Bros. Funeral Home
Vito was in the mortuary fund.
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