Ashtabula County, Ohio

Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Antonette J. Perkio

CONNEAUT - Antonette J. Perkio, 63, of Conneaut, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002 at University Hospitals in Cleveland.
Mrs. Perkio was born April 3, 1939 in Conneaut, the daughter of Anthony "Tony" and Mary (Taddeo) Pizzi. She was a 1957 Conneaut High School graduate and served as class treasurer for four years.
Mrs. Perkio worked as the City of Conneaut Treasurer for six years and also at General Electric. She then went on to work at Port Conneaut Credit Federal Union, and retired as manager after twenty-five years of service.
Mrs. Perkio then started a business with her husband, which was later sold as Celebrations. She also helped to form the business "Antonette's Pizza," for her son Tom. She managed Conneaut Lake Park for two seasons, where there was a second Antonette's Pizza. She also created and bottled her own recipe of Antonette's House Dressing.
Mrs. Perkio was chairperson and originator of the Marine Memorial Park, which has been donated to the city of Conneaut.
She was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Church in Conneaut, serving on financial boards at both the parish and school. She was also very active in various other church activities.
Mrs. Perkio enjoyed volunteering her time cooking pizzas for the annual church festival. She also enjoyed keeping busy, enjoying her family, grandchildren and friends she loved so much.
She liked telling jokes to make people smile and laugh. Most of all, she always wanted to be helpful to everyone she knew regardless if they were a friend or just someone who needed her help.
Survivors include her mother, Mary Pizzi of Conneaut; a daughter Karen Wheeler of Conneaut; two sons, Tom and Steve Perkio, both of Conneaut and seven grandchildren, Toni and Taylor Wheeler, Tom, Maria, Morgan, Steven and Michael Perkio, all of Conneaut.
She was preceded in death by her father, Tony Pizzi; her husband, Richard T. Perkio, in 2000 and her sister Jane Maukonen in 1999.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 744 Mill St., Conneaut, with the Rev. Raymond Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday, at the Raisian Family Funeral Home, 581 Harbor St., Conneaut.
Memorial contributions may be made to Molecular Mechanisms Cancer, University Hospitals. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.