THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, November 5, 1995 TAG: 9511050023
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
Salvatore F. ``Sam'' Facenda, 82, a native of Portsmouth and former resident of Virginia Beach, died Nov. 4, 1995 in his residence.
Mr. Facenda was the son of Salvatore F. and Amita Branca Facenda, and was the widower of Loraine Wells Facenda. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Deborah F. Sipe and Linda Facenda. He was retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a mechanic after more than 30 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. He was a former member of St. Matthews Catholic Church; Knights of Columbus 418 and its Fourth Degree Assembly.
He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, in St. Paul's Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Slowik. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. A Christian Wake service will be held at 5 p.m. today in Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, were the family will receive friends until 7 p.m.
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