Paul Roy Scorza, age 102, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2026. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to a strong Christian family, Nicola and Theresa (Zicaro) Scorza. Paul was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings, Phoebe, Samuel, Gertrude, David and Violet, and his precious wife of 62 years, Talma Norris Scorza.
He is survived by his children, Patricia (George) Wendt and Jim (Lorraine) Scorza, seven grandchildren, Christopher (Veronica) Wendt, Jennifer (Bruce) Hardt, Stephen (Isabel) Wendt, Sister Caritas Wendt, Justin Scorza, Nathan (Gina) Scorza and Whitney (Joel) Magnusson, 21 great grandchildren and 2 great, great granddaughters.
Paul was a veteran of World War II and served in the US Army Air Corp in England, France, Belgium and Germany. He was a genius with numbers and was faithful to do three, level 5 mensa Suduko challenges every day, even at 102 years. He was employed by Crystal Ice and Cold Storage for over 40 years and rose to become their Division Controller. He was a Little League Manager for 4 years. The hallmark of his character was his devotion to God and actively living his Christian faith. He enjoyed reading his Bible every day. He loved the Lord and was active in any church he attended. He taught Sunday School to young boys for 15 years and serving as a Deacon at Eastside Baptist Church. Even in his 90’s, he volunteered at Arizona Community Church in their senior ministry, InJoy and vacuuming and dusting with the Dust Angels who cleaned the church each week.
A memorial service will be held at Arizona Community Church in Tempe on Thursday, October 22 at 11:00am. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Arizona Community Church or Phoenix Rescue Mission.
Paul will be laid to rest on October 22 at 2:30pm at Green Acres Cemetery in Scottsdale, AZ.
