Obituary for Emil F. Bucceroni
BUCCERONI
EMIL F.; October 12, 2021, age 96, a Philadelphia icon, former Philadelphia Policeman, District Attorney Detective, Head of Security for the Food Distribution Center and the Administrator for the Philadelphia Seafood Market.
One of eight children born to Emil and Mary Bucceroni. He was the “go to” son. The husband of the late Mary Bucceroni (nee Salamone), father of Carole Zingarelli and Linda Logue; grandfather of Coni Zingarelli, Anthony Emil Zingarelli, Emily Marchese and Marissa Carballo; great-grandfather to Rocco Zingarelli, Anthony Matteo Zingarelli, Angelina Marchese and Francesca Marchese; father-in-law of Tony Zingarelli.
He was the uncle everyone wished they had. He was always available to his family and friends. No ask was too much for the man everyone knew, loved and respected. He was a World War II veteran who served his country honorably. He became a Philadelphia Policeman after a short career as a plumber at the Frankford Arsenal. He chose the police force because he wanted a stable job so he could provide for his family. He was promoted to District Attorney Detective and served under Victor H. Blanc, James C. Crumlish Jr., Arlen Specter and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick. Upon retiring from the District Attorney’s Office he became the Head of Security for the Food Distribution Center and later, in addition, the Administrator for the Philadelphia Seafood Market. He served in those two positions for forty-one years. He retired at the age of ninety-one.
Emil was a devoted husband to Mary and showed his loving devotion when Mary became ill and was placed in a Nursing Home. He drove to the home every day to have lunch and dinner with his wife, and to talk and spend time with her. As a father he was unmatched. He loved his daughters Carole and Linda and was available to them whenever they needed him. He was a loving grandfather (“Popi”) who took time to be with his grandchildren, especially at his seashore home in Margate, NJ. He was known and loved by his great grandchildren who affectionately called him “Big Popi”.
After Mary’s death he moved back to Philadelphia to live with Carole and Tony for two years before he asked a favor of them. He asked if he could go live in the home he loved in Margate, NJ. It was there that he chose to live the last years of his life.
Relatives and friends are invited to his VIEWING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021, 9 A.M. at The Church of St. Monica, 17th and Ritner Sts., followed by his Funeral Mass at 10:30 A.M. Int. SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, famliy requests contributions be made to Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 405 Golf View Road, Wallingford, PA 19086.
EMIL F.; October 12, 2021, age 96, a Philadelphia icon, former Philadelphia Policeman, District Attorney Detective, Head of Security for the Food Distribution Center and the Administrator for the Philadelphia Seafood Market.
One of eight children born to Emil and Mary Bucceroni. He was the “go to” son. The husband of the late Mary Bucceroni (nee Salamone), father of Carole Zingarelli and Linda Logue; grandfather of Coni Zingarelli, Anthony Emil Zingarelli, Emily Marchese and Marissa Carballo; great-grandfather to Rocco Zingarelli, Anthony Matteo Zingarelli, Angelina Marchese and Francesca Marchese; father-in-law of Tony Zingarelli.
He was the uncle everyone wished they had. He was always available to his family and friends. No ask was too much for the man everyone knew, loved and respected. He was a World War II veteran who served his country honorably. He became a Philadelphia Policeman after a short career as a plumber at the Frankford Arsenal. He chose the police force because he wanted a stable job so he could provide for his family. He was promoted to District Attorney Detective and served under Victor H. Blanc, James C. Crumlish Jr., Arlen Specter and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick. Upon retiring from the District Attorney’s Office he became the Head of Security for the Food Distribution Center and later, in addition, the Administrator for the Philadelphia Seafood Market. He served in those two positions for forty-one years. He retired at the age of ninety-one.
Emil was a devoted husband to Mary and showed his loving devotion when Mary became ill and was placed in a Nursing Home. He drove to the home every day to have lunch and dinner with his wife, and to talk and spend time with her. As a father he was unmatched. He loved his daughters Carole and Linda and was available to them whenever they needed him. He was a loving grandfather (“Popi”) who took time to be with his grandchildren, especially at his seashore home in Margate, NJ. He was known and loved by his great grandchildren who affectionately called him “Big Popi”.
After Mary’s death he moved back to Philadelphia to live with Carole and Tony for two years before he asked a favor of them. He asked if he could go live in the home he loved in Margate, NJ. It was there that he chose to live the last years of his life.
Relatives and friends are invited to his VIEWING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021, 9 A.M. at The Church of St. Monica, 17th and Ritner Sts., followed by his Funeral Mass at 10:30 A.M. Int. SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, famliy requests contributions be made to Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 405 Golf View Road, Wallingford, PA 19086.