Bonanni, Frank H. of Roslindale formerly of Little Falls, NY at 88 died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 21, 2024, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Dorothy (Gannetta) Bonanni and his children Diane and her husband Robert Airosus of Medway, James and his wife Janine Bonanni of Quincy, Frank Bonanni of Roslindale and Kara Bonanni of Roslindale. He is survived by his grandchildren Rachel, Paige, Samantha, Zachary and Gabriella, and his great grandchildren Sophia, Dylan, Cecilia and Elena. He is also survived by his sister Nancy and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents James and Rose Bonanni of Little Falls, NY, and his brothers Tony and Larry and sister Mary.
Frank was born and raised in Little Falls, NY and graduated from Little Falls High School in 1953. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1954 and proudly served aboard the USS Spangler DE 696, a destroyer escort, earning an Honorable discharge in 1958. He moved to Boston after his service and met his wife Dorothy and together they raised four children. He graduated from Bentley College and spent many years working for the First National Bank of Boston. He operated a family run print shop in Newton Highlands and Needham which he continued to work at up to his passing. He was a head usher at Sacred Heart Church in Roslindale for many years attending the Sunday morning mass with his wife Dorothy and family. Frank is predeceased by two of his best friends Anthony "Biscuit" and Brendan and is survived by his lifelong best friend of 80 years, Tony. Frank and Tony would often spend hours on the phone chatting. Frank was most proud of his family. He would often stop and chat with anyone and always talked about how proud he was of them. He enjoyed the quiet things in life, having dinner, cooking on Sunday mornings for Dorothy, attending the garlic festival in Little Falls and spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed at all the family gatherings and mostly at the 4th of July party, Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings.
Visiting Hours at the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre St., West Roxbury on Friday, April 26th from 9:00am to 10:30am followed by a Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, 169 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale at 11:00am. Relatives
and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment St. Michael Cemetery, Roslindale. For directions and guestbook gormleyfuneral.com.