MARIO J. COLUCCI

MARIO J. COLUCCI of Niagara Falls, NY died April 10, 2016 at the age of 89. He served his apprenticeship at the former Ernest Wedekindt Funeral Home in Buffalo, NY before establishing the M. J. Colucci Funeral Chapel in 1958. He retired in 2004 after serving 56 years as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He graduated from the McAllister School of Mortuary Science in 1949 and was a member of the Niagara County Funeral Directors Association, Erie-Niagara Funeral Directors Association, New York State Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.