Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Aladino Joseph Focosi

July 21, 1917 - May 26, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 5/29/2008
MISHAWAKA - Aladino Joseph "Dino" Focosi, 90, of Mishawaka, passed away at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, 2008, in his home. Dino was born on July 21, 1917, in South Bend, to the late Albert and Rose (Dunkleberger) Focosi. Dino proudly served his country during WWII in Squadron A, 326th AAF Base Unit. He was honorably discharged in 1945. He graduated from Trinidad Junior College, Trinidad, CO, and worked in tool and die for CG Conn and then Dodge, from which he retired. He was an accomplished musician and traveled with numerous big bands after the war, even playing with Woody Herman and Frank Sinatra. He is survived by a nephew, Joseph (Rebecca) Balog of Arvada, CO; great-nephew, Stephen Balog of Arvada, CO; an aunt, Miriam Dunkleberger of Mishawaka; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by two sisters, Marjie Focosi and Eileen (Focosi) Balog.

 

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, with services immediately following in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Donations may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.