Frank Joseph Somarelli, Sr., age 89, of Huguenot, NY passed away Saturday March 20, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY. He was born in Port Jervis, NY on May 13,1920, the son of the late Frank and Charlotte Kinney Somarelli. Frank proudly served our country with the U.S Army from 1944-1945. He received the Asiatic Pacific Service medal, a World War II Victory Medal ; an American Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He served as a technician 5th grade with the 294th Anti Air Craft Searchlight Battalion in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He was life member of Roosa-Fleming V.F.W. Post #161, Port Jervis, member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society; member of the Neversink Valley Grange, the Huguenot Fire Dept. and St. Mary's R.C. Church, Port Jervis. Frank's first employment was working for his father as a beverage driver at Stegmier Beverage Co, located at 35 Pike St., in Port Jervis. He then worked for Port Jervis Trucking for many years and later for Rupp Southern Tier Trucking Co, in Middletown, NY. He also was the proprietor of The Evergreen Nursery in Huguenot, NY. Frank married Viola P. Clark Somarelli, his beloved wife, who pre-deceased him Nov. 16, 2006. He is survived by his daughter Janice Bullis and her husband John of Huguenot, NY, his daughter-in-law Nancy Somarelli and his former daughter-in-law, Kathy Somarelli; sisters-in-law Catherine Conklin of Port Jervis, and Viola G. Somarelli of Huguenot; grandchildren, Frank Somarelli, III, and his wife Sherri, and Michael Somarelli and his wife Marion, John Bullis, Jr. and hsi wife Mimi, Janine Shearer and her husband Tim, and Jennifer Morse and her husband Adam ; great grandchildren, Amanda, Tiffany, Amber, Michael and Kirsten Somarelli, Jessica, Crystal and Hanna Bullis, Timothy and Jillian Shearer, Andrew and Brandon Morse and several nieces and nephews and cousins. He was also pre-deceased by his son Frank Somarelli, Jr. and his brother Tom Somarelli
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made to a Charity of Donor's Choice or to the Port Jervis,-Deerpark Humane Society, Route 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. for information,directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com