Horacio Goncalves Marcelino of Harrison, NY passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. He was 93. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Esmeraldina Marcelino; his daughter, Fernanda Abreu and her husband Edgar Abreu; his daughter, Maria Elisabete Tortorella and her husband Dennis Tortorella; his grandchildren Edgar Abreu Jr and wife Beatriz, Sandy Brancamp and husband Michael, Paul Tortorella and wife Maria and Chris Tortorella and wife Lynsey; great-grand children Nicholas Abreu, Joshua Brancamp, Katelyn Tortorella, Mia Abreu, Justin Brancamp, Malena Tortorella, Harper Tortorella, Evelina Tortorella and Calder Tortorella.
He is predeceased in death by his parents, two brothers and son, Antonio.
Horacio was born August 22, 1922 in Castelejo, Portugal. He grew up and married and in 1966 Horacio, his wife and two daughters moved from Castelejo to the United States. They settled in Mamaroneck, New York. He became a US citizen in 1979. While in the US he worked various jobs but was a mason by trade. His real passion was fishing and soccer.
Visiting hours will be Thursday morning 6/16 from 9am – 10:15am. A funeral mass will be held at Blessed Sacrament church on Thursday 10:30am. Interment will follow at Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, NY.
In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Harrison EMS at http://www.harrisonems.com/.