Peter Faraci

Peter Faraci, 96, of Sterling Heights and formerly of St Clair Shores was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 9, 1925. He passed away December19, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife of over 42 years, Frances (Leguria), his parents Pietro and Maria (Mancuso), his siblings, Vita, Mary, Josephine, Anna, James, Frances, Pietro and Fr Francis. He is also preceded in death by his second wife Zona Joy. Peter is survived by his children, Peter Lin (Deb), Maria (Paul) Sarzynski, Frank and Carmella (late Paul) Brown. He is the grandfather of Darrell (Angie), Renee (Chris), Heather, Kevin (Megan), Alan (Claire), Pamela (Fernando), Christina (Ed), and Bradley and great-grandfather of Jacob, Ella, Cecelia, Alaina, Kirk, Haley, Taylor, Sage, Josey, Emerson, Zachary, Elinor, and Henry. Peter is further survived by many nieces and nephews along with special friend Angela Skene. Peter enlisted in the Infantry Division of the US Army in March 1944 and had to wait to turn 19 years old to be shipped overseas. He served in France and then Germany in WWII in 1945 where he was wounded and sent to a hospital in London to recuperate. He was sent back to Germany and became a telephone/telegraph communication technician. He was honorably discharged as TEC5 on May 20, 1946. Among his Decorations and Citations Peter received the EAME Theater Ribbon with 2 bronze stars, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Victory Medal WWII, and Army of Occupation Medal in Germany. Peter was involved at St Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in St Clair Shores as an usher and a member of the Holy Name Men's Society. He worked at GM as a machine repair man for over 30 years where he retired as a foreman in 1982 and moved to Cape Coral, Florida with Frances in 1985. He got a job at Publix supermarket where he was a bag boy, one of the youngest at the time. Later he volunteered at the hospital thrift shop repairing broken appliances. Peter moved back to Michigan in 2015 where he resided at Oakmont Manor then Oakmont Sterling in Sterling Heights, MI. Instate Monday 10 until 11 AM Funeral Mass at St. Malachy Catholic Church 14115 East 14 Mile Road (e. of Schoenherr Rd.), Sterling Heights. IN RESPECT TO THE FAMILY AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE, ALL PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE CHURCH ARE KINDLY ASKED TO WEAR A MASK OR FACIAL COVERING.

Peter Faraci

November 9, 1925 - December 19, 2021