Obituary of Pietro Bagnato

Private services for Pietro "Pete" Bagnato, 89, of Brasher Falls, will be held at the convenience of his family. Arrangements are entrusted with the Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. Burial will be in Winthrop Cemetery in Winthrop. Mr. Bagnato passed away Thursday morning (Dec. 31, 2009) at the St. Regis Nursing Home in Massena. He is survived by his children; Craig and Debbie Bagnato of Potsdam and Sharon Shepard of Montgomery, AL, his grandchildren, Dean and Rikey Blake, David and Cyndy Farrell, Tim Farrell and Shanon Ward, Matthew and Laura Bagnato-Evans, Marcia and Terry Gordon, Allen and Nanae Foster; one brother, Francis Bagnato of Utah and one sister, Marie Denisha of Ogdensburg; 19 great grandchildren. His wife, Jennie, and siblings, Natalie Bagnato, William Bagnato, Bruna Bagnato, Catherine Hall and Georgianna Caster,and son-in-law, Ronnie Shepard, predeceased him. Born on February 11, 1920 in Santa Clara, he is the son of Natalie and Stella Anna Lang Bagnato. He went to school in St. Regis Falls and proudly entered the U. S. Army on June 21, 1939 and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant on January 7, 1945. When he returned home, Pete worked at Cappione's in Massena, construction on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Niagara Falls Power Project. He then worked at ALCOA for a brief time, going to General Motors for 5 years, then returning to work at ALCOA, working in the pot rooms until his retirement on August 1, 1983. He married Jennie Steinberg at St. Patrick Church in Brasher Falls. Jennie passed away on June 20, 1999. Pete was a member of St. Patrick Church, the American Legion Post #514 in Winthrop and the V. F. W. Post #1143 in Massena. Those wishing to do so, please consider memorials in Pietro Bagnato's honor to the American Legion Post#514, Winthrop, NY 13697. Online condolences and memories can be shared with his family at hammillfh.com.