Submitted by: Dan Rich

Francesco G. Macri

Dec. 8, 1909 - Feb. 28, 2004

South Bend Tribune 2/29/2004

Francesco G. Macri, 94, of William Street, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 6:55 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Saint Joseph Medical Center.

Mr. Macri worked for the Art Mosaic Tile Company in South Bend. He was born on Dec. 8, 1909, in Siderno Marina, Italy.

On Jan. 8, 1931, in Siderno, he married Maria C. Nicolleti, who died on June 4, 2000. Frank was also preceded in death by six sons and a daughter.

Surviving are three daughters, Concetta (Carmelo) Maugeri, Maria (Frank) Lizzi and Rosa Macri, all of South Bend; six sons, Edward (Katarina) Macri of Australia, Dominic (Frances) Macri, Nick (Margaret) Macri, Sam Macri and Cosimo (Tammy) Macri, all of South Bend, and Tony Macri of Mishawaka, Ind.; 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; a sister, Carmella Moser of South Bend; and a brother, Joseph (Jean) Macri of Tulsa, Okla.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, in Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church, South Bend.

Entombment will follow at Highland Cemetery.

Family and friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 1, in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Ave., South Bend, where a Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church or to the American Heart Association.