Anthony E LaMorte Sr's Obituary
Anthony E. LaMorte, Sr. age 79, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 in Davenport, FL. He was born on October 17, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Gerardo and Emily (Zizza) LaMorte. Anthony served during the Vietnam War and retired from the U.S. Navy in 1973. He had been a resident of Sebring since 1987 coming from Elberon, N.J. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Avon Park. Other organizations he was involved in were: Fleet Reserve Association; Military Sea Services Museum-Current President and National Rifle Association. He enjoyed building model ships and airplanes and was very young at heart. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. Anthony is survived by his wife: Mary Anne LaMorte-Sebring, FL, children: JoLynn Branson-KS; Anthony LaMorte, Jr.-KS; Gina Kay McKee (Mitchel)-KS; Deborah Trout (Scott)-NJ; Thomas LaMorte (Stacy)-Sebring, FL; Theresa Juliano (Fred)-Sebring, FL, one sister: Lorraine Belanger-NJ, two brothers: Edward LaMorte-N.J. and Gerardo LaMorte (Shirley)-N.J., seventeen grandchildren and four great-grandsons. Along with his parents Anthony was preceded in death by a brother: Donald LaMorte and grandson: Mitchell Ryan Trout. There will be a funeral service at 2:00pm on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home of Sebring. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00pm. Burial at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park will take place immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made in Anthony’s memory to: Military Sea Service Museum, 1402 Roseland Ave., Sebring, FL 33870 www.milseasvcmuseum.org
Arrangements entrusted to:
Stephenson –Nelson Funeral Home
(863) 385-0125
Online condolences may be left at:
www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Visitation
Thursday October 23, 2014, 1:00pm - 2:00pm at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home
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Funeral Mass
Thursday October 23, 2014, 2:00pm at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home
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Burial
Thursday October 23, 2014 at Lakeview Memorial Gardens
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