[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 156 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF MR. MICHAEL J. BONASERA

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 26, 2009

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I 
inform the House of the death of Mr. Michael J. Bonasera of Warren, 
Ohio.
  Michael J. Bonasera Sr. was born April 13, 1915 in Buffington, Pa., 
the son of Pasquale and Ninfa Danca Bonasera.
  Michael was a 1934 graduate of Hickory High School and came to Warren 
in 1942 from Sharon, Pa., where he had lived since 1920.
  He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Army Transportation 
Corps., and attaining the rank of Sergeant. His military service 
included tours of duty in England and the Philippines.
  Michael retired in 1980 from American Welding, where he was a machine 
operator for 32 years. He was an award-winning machinist, and was one 
of the first machinists to machine parts for jet and rocket engines. He 
was a great teacher and was able to pass on his vast knowledge to 
future generations of machinists.
  He was a member of St. Mary's Church, and enjoyed traveling, golf, 
tending to his garden, and music, and had taught accordion lessons for 
45 years. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren.
  Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Lena R. Maggiano Bonasera, 
whom he married Oct. 10, 1942; a daughter, Janet M. (Charles) Richards 
of Warren; two sons, Michael J. (Susan) Bonasera Jr. of Seattle and 
Atty. Thomas J. (Julie) Bonasera of Columbus; 14 grandchildren; seven 
great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Dan Matthews of Coos Bay, Ore.
  He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lee Matthews; a brother, 
Charles Bonasera; and his sisters, Constance LaMagro, Grace Ciolfi, 
Sunda Sebastian, Josephine Roman, Rose Russo and Mary Welch.
  Calling hours were yesterday from 4 to 7 p.m. and this morning from 9 
to 9:30 a.m. at the Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel.
  Burial will be at All Souls Cemetery.
  The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Susan 
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 26210 Emery Road, Suite 307, 
Cleveland, OH 44128.

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