Peter Melaragni died October 18, 2012, surrounded by his family at Beaumont Hospital in Troy, MI. He was 92 years old and a resident of Troy, MI for 39 years. Peter was born in Olivella, S. Elia Fiume Rapido, Italy and was the first of Rosato and Antonia Melaragni's three children. Peter emigrated to the United States, arriving at the Port of New York on his 18th birthday. He served in the U.S. Army as a light truck driver in WWII. After the war, Peter joined many other immigrants from his...
Peter Melaragni died October 18, 2012, surrounded by his family at Beaumont Hospital in Troy, MI. He was 92 years old and a resident of Troy, MI for 39 years. Peter was born in Olivella, S. Elia Fiume Rapido, Italy and was the first of Rosato and Antonia Melaragni's three children. Peter emigrated to the United States, arriving at the Port of New York on his 18th birthday. He served in the U.S. Army as a light truck driver in WWII. After the war, Peter joined many other immigrants from his...