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Dominick Palerno - Class of 1941
Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 11/Aug/2021 71.223.233.110

Dominick J. Palermo, from Newburgh, NY but residing in Bradenton, FL, passed
away on August 11, 2021. He was born May 2, 1923 in Newburgh NY to Joseph
Palermo and Antoinette Napolitano-Palermo. Dominick graduated from Newburgh Free
Academy in 1941 and from Orange County Community College. He joined the US Navy
Seabees in the summer of 1942 and served 28 months in the Pacific Theater,
earning the World War II Pacific Victory and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign medals.
Upon discharge he returned to Newburgh where he met the love of his life, Louise
Bello. They married in May, 1949. Dominick retired from the City of Newburgh
after serving 25 years as the Assistant City Engineer. He moved to Florida in
1985. Dominick is survived by his loving son Joseph Palermo of Bradenton, FL,
his brother Thomas Palermo (Linda), sister and brother-in-law Amelia (Bello) and
Marvin Hollub and sister-in-law Jeane (Ostrander) Palermo, as well as many
loving and caring nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54
years Louise (Bello) Palermo, his parents Joseph and Antoinette Palermo, brother
Anthony Palermo, sisters Janet (Palermo) DeAngelo and Mary (Palermo) Carbone,
sisters-in-law Marianna (Bello) Foti and Julie (Nono) Bello, brothers-in-law
Ernie Bello, Dominick Bello, Michael DeAngelo Sr. and Michael Carbone Sr.
Visitation will take place on Friday, August 20 from 4-7pm at Brooks Funeral
Home. A Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, August 21 at 10am at St. Mary's Church
in Marlboro, with entombment following at Cedar Hill Mausoleum in Newburgh. -
May 2, 1923 - August 11, 2021 - (January-Camera Shy)
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