Samuel (Santo) Scarfone, D.D.S.

Samuel (Santo) Scarfone, D.D.S., age 88 died peacefully on January 27, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 15, 1922 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; the son of Rocco and Vincenza Scarfone. Dr. Scarfone, one of seven siblings, came from Windsor, Ontario with his beloved wife Patricia Elaine to attend University of Detroit Dental School. He then established his esteemed dental practice in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. A man full of hope and family sage, Dr. Scarfone cherished his wife, each of his six children, their spouses, and his twenty-four grandchildren. A champion sprinter and football player, proud of his historic roots in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and raised in Canada, he infused his children and grandchildren with a sense of adventure and the idea that all of life is a quest for joy. He taught them to strive for all that was possible beyond the immediate moment, but also to live in the potential beauty of the moment. Throughout his children's lives, Dr. Scarfone taught Richard, Suzanne, Robert, Patricia, Mary, and William, the wisdom of his ancestry and the importance of thinking positively about all that life brings. His children, attorneys, financial advisors, poets, and teachers, learned that education is more important than anything else; knowledge allows a person to understand and empathize with other people; and the bonds of family can survive all. Dr. Scarfone is survived by his loving wife, Patricia; children, Richard (Mary), Suzanne (Joseph Longo), Robert (Patricia), Patricia Sherer (Samuel), Mary Catherine Nesom (William) and William (Kris); 24 grandchildren; and two brothers Joseph (Margaret) and Francis (Anne). He was predeceased by his siblings Anthony (Sally), Carmella Gerace (Antonio), Delina Carere (Carl), and Delia Arel (Orville) and a sister-in-law Joan Scarfone. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Monday at the A. H. Peters Funeral Home, 20705 Mack Avenue at Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. The Holy Rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday. Dr. Scarfone will lie instate at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, 157 Lakeshore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms from 11:30 am Tuesday until mass at 12 noon. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township will be private. The family has requested that memorial contributions be directed to Children's Hospital of Michigan .

Funeral Home:

A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe

20705 Mack Avenue

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

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