Michael Joseph Luisi, age 88 passed away May 15, 2015 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital in Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Michael was born February 15, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Esther and Anthony Luisi.
He was also preceded in death by his wife Gilda Thresa Luisi.
Michael served in the United States Navy and found his call in life as a butcher.
He loved the outdoors, boating and just being on the water from Long Island, New York to Lake Gaston North Carolina.
Everyone said Michael just had that special talent of being a great meat cutter for many years.
Left to cherish his memory are his two daughters; Lorraine Luisi of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Donna Held and her husband Bernard of Littleton, NC, Lake Gaston. He also leaves behind a very special friend Rose Reid of Roanoke Rapids, NC and many other loving family members and friends.
A funeral mass to celebrate the life of Michael Luisi will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 11:00 AM at St. John Catholic Church in Roanoke Rapids, NC with Father Pius Wekesa officiating. Burial will follow with military honors in Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Massey Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids, NC from 6:00 until 8:00 PM.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.haroldmasseyfuneralhome.com
Massey Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids, NC is handling the arrangements.