Frank "Chick" Curcio

Frank 'Chick' Curcio

New Brighton

Frank "Chick" Curcio, 83, of New Brighton, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh.

Born March 28, 1931, in New Brighton, a son of the late Ernest and Angeline (Pontiere) Curcio, he was a veteran of the Korean War serving with the U.S. Navy and retired from the New Brighton Post Office. Chick was a member of the American Legion Post #19, the F.O.E. #1342 and a former member of the New Brighton Christian Assembly. An avid Steelers and Pirates fan, he also supported all New Brighton youth and school sporting events.

Surviving are three sisters, Nettie Papa, Beaver; Virginia Brenner and Kate Hoey, both of New Brighton; a sister-in-law, Lil Curcio, Santa Clarita, CA, and eight nephews and nieces, Frank Brenner, Gary Papa, Cheryl Ann Newbold, Gus Brenner, Bob Hoey, Georgia Hudzik, Angela Weber, Ernie Curcio and their families.

He was preceded in death by his brother, August "Gus" Curcio, on January 29, 2014.

Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the J&J SPRATT FUNERAL HOME, 1612 Third Ave., New Brighton, www.jjsprattfh.com, where a funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Sam DeMarco, officiating and the Rev. Eugene DeMarco assisting.

Interment will follow in Grove Cemetery, New Brighton. Members of the Beaver County Special Unit will meet Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the cemetery to provide full military honors.

God saw that you were getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and Whispered "Come to Me." With Tearful eyes we watched you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. In loving memory. Gone but not forgotten.

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