Sam C Lodato Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sam C. Lodato passed away on June 6, 2020 at the age of 71, in Troy. He was born on August 29, 1948 to Carl and Joan (Brewer) Lodato in Detroit. Sam married the love of his life Diana Vazquez on September 18, 1971 at St. Raymond’s Catholic Church in Detroit. Beloved husband to Diana for over 48 loving years together. Loving and devoted father of Carl (Danielle) and Anthony (Anju) Lodato. Loving and proud grandfather of Ryan, Abigail, Landon and Lea Lodato. Dear brother of Madeline (the late Larry) Peoples, Rosemary Lodato, Jack (Nancy) Lodato and the late Joanne (Roger) Dural. Loving son in law of Juanita (the late Eduardo) Vazquez. Dear brother in law of Eduardo, Joseph Llano, Hector (Mary Jean) Vazquez and Yvonne McLelland. Sam was a dedicated Athletic Director and coach for the St. Raymond’s Catholic School, a proud member of the UAW for 32 years and during his retirement, Sam enjoyed working for the Warren Community Fitness center. Sam loved spending time with his family, friends and watching sports. He will be miss by his cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation for Sam will be on Thursday from 2-8 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Scripture Service at the Wasik Funeral Home, Inc. 49150 Schoenherr Rd., (N. of 22 Mile Rd.) Shelby Twp. Due to current state restriction Michigan funeral homes are restricted to no more than 10 individuals in the room at one time. We ask that those that are paying their respects to Sam and his family keep these restrictions in mind and limit the amount of time that they spend at the funeral home in order for others to pay their respects as well. Funeral mass will be Noon on Friday at St. Paul Tarsus Catholic Church, 41300 Romeo Plank Rd., (Corner of Canal Rd.) Clinton Twp. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to the De La Salle Bridge the Gap campaign https://p2p.onecause.com/delasalle

Sam C Lodato

August 29, 1948 - June 6, 2020