Michael Defelice

Michael "Mike" DeFelice passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, PA. He was 92. Mr. DeFelice was a resident of Plymouth Twp., PA. He worked as a tire builder for the former B.F. Goodrich Tire Company in Oaks, PA. Mike was a member of St. Cosmas & Damian Church in Conshohocken, PA. He was also a member of the Senior Adult Activity Center and he was a volunteer for the former Sacred Heart Hospital, both in Norristown, PA. Mr. DeFelice was a US Army veteran of WW II, serving from 1941 to 1945 in the Pacific Theatre of Operations.Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 17, 1917, he was a son of the late Carlo and Mary (Pirelli) DeFelice. Surviving are his loving family including his wife, Assunta M. "Sue" (Mastermarino) DeFelice; a son, Michael J. DeFelice and his wife, Deborah of Hatfield, PA; a daughter, Elaine M. Gansz and her husband, J. Daniel of Lansdale, PA; five grandchildren: Maria, J. Daniel, Michael, Gregory and Gina; three great-grandchildren: Amber, Austin and Aidan; and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Anthony and Charles DeFelice; and 6 sisters: Clara Galliano, Virginia Schwartz, Phyllis Naimoli, Rose Piccirilli, Mary Naimoli and Theresa Falcone.Relatives & friends are invited to his Funeral Mass at St. Cosmas & Damian Church, 209 W. 5th Ave., Conshohocken, PA 19428 on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 11:30am.Officiating will be the Rev. Gasper A. Genuardi, Pastor. His viewing will be Thursday morning from 10 to 11:20am, at the church. Entombment in St. Patrick's Cemetery Mausoleum, E. Norriton Twp., PA.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mike's memory to the American Heart Association, Memorial Fulfillment Center of Montgomery County, 777 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 and/or the Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County, 536 George St., Norristown, PA 19401.Arrangements are by The Bacchi-Courtney Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA. www.bacchicourtney.com