Frank W. Chirumbole
Frank W. Chirumbole, age 95, died peacefully at Medina Hospital on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, accompanied by family.
Born Nov. 7, 1923, in the front bedroom of the family home in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Frank was the sixth of eight children born to Angela (Di Cello) and Pietro Chirumbolo.
Frank grew up playing in the neighborhood and schoolyard and walking everywhere. His eldest sister died when Frank was 6.
Frank graduated from Carnegie High School in 1941. Miss Fry said he was the best Latin student she ever had. After graduation he worked at a gas station and Sears, then later at Superior Steel, where he performed laboratory testing.
Frank was drafted and entered the Army in 1943. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a POW in Germany from December 1944 until April 1945 (almost starved).
After the war Frank attended Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon) on the GI bill and received a B.S. in chemical engineering in 1950.
Following graduation, Frank worked for Goodyear in Akron and West Virginia, then returned to Pittsburgh and worked for Hagan Controls, which later became part of Westinghouse.
Frank met Helen Kelly at Conneaut, Ohio, and they were married in Pittsburgh in 1956. Helen and Frank had six children including triplets. Helen died in 2007.
Westinghouse transferred Frank to Orrville in 1970, where he worked until retirement in 1986. He also was a member of Orrville City Council for four years.
A dependable father and husband, Frank had a smile and a wave for everyone. He had a c’est la vie attitude and never worried.
Frank enjoyed fishing in his younger years, watching westerns and football on TV, and of course family gatherings. His favorite team was the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Frank was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 51 years, Helen; his parents; brothers, Tony and Nick; and sisters, Mary, Theresa, Jane and Mary Lou.
Frank is survived by his sister, Arlene; children, Frank (Julie), Dan, Jim (Sharon), Tom, Kelly (John) Rashedi and Mary McVay; and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, April 24 at St. Agnes Church in Orrville at 11 a.m. with Fr. Ronald Turek and Fr. Paul Wysocki as celebrants.
Burial will take place at Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman.
Friends may call on Tuesday at Auble Funeral Home, 512 E. Oak St., Orrville, from 4-7 p.m.
