MARIA (RESPEITA) MANZANO
December 4, 1928 - December 16, 2017
Maria (Respeita) Manzano, 89, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Solvay to the late Americo and Estrella (Tavares) Respeita in 1928. Maria worked in the Medical Division of the US State Department in Washington, DC for nearly 20 years before retiring in 1979. She was a communicant of St Cecilia Church and enjoyed traveling, golf and snow skiing. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony in 1988. Maria is survived by a son; John A. Manzano, of Solvay, her sister; Stella Castellano, of Syracuse and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held 8:15 am Friday at BAGOZZI TWINS FUNERAL HOME and 9:00 am at St. Cecilia Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. The Rite of Committal and entombment will follow in St. Mary’s Resurrection Chapel Mausoleum, DeWitt. Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 pm Thursday at BAGOZZI TWINS FUNERAL HOME, 2601 Milton Ave. Please offer online tributes for Maria at www.bagozzitwins.com. Donations may be made in her memory to Catholic Charities of Onondaga, 1654 W. Onondaga St, Syracuse, NY 13204.
Maria (Respeita) Manzano, 89, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Solvay to the late Americo and Estrella (Tavares) Respeita in 1928. Maria worked in the Medical Division of the US... View Obituary & Service Information