Francis A. Frank Cordeiro, Jr. Obituary News- Death; Beloved Francis A. Has Passed Away

Posted by Zora Stowers on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

On Thursday, December 14, 2023, Francis A. “Frank” Cordeiro, Jr., age 78, a resident of Tamaqua, passed away at his residence. The couple celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary on October 22, 2023. He was the spouse of Sylvia A. (Nahf) Cordeiro, with whom he had been married for forty years.

Frank was the son of Francis Cordeiro, who passed away, and Evelyn (Souza) Cordeiro, who also passed away. Frank was born on September 3, 1945 in Tiverton, Rhode Island. He was a truck driver who had worked for the Walhunt Trucking Company before he joined the Navy in the 1960s. He also served in the Navy at that time years. The Parish of St. John XXIII counted Frank as a member until his death.

His wife, Sylvia, as well as his sisters, Elsie Arruda of Fall River, Massachusetts, and Rose Affonso of Swansea, Massachusetts, are among others who follow in his footsteps.

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at eleven o’clock in the morning, funeral services will be performed at the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home, which is located at 500 East Broad Street in Tamaqua. The funeral ceremonies will be followed by the interment at the St. Jerome Cemetery on Lombard Street. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10 to 11 AM.

You are welcome to make memorial contributions to the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Inc. at the following address: 1013 Mumma Road, Suite 203, Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania 17043 or online at pawoundedwarriors.org/donate.

At this time, the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. in Tamaqua is in charge of making the necessary arrangements.

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