Fredrick Joseph DeBonis
May 31, 1934 - October 02, 2021
Fredrick Joseph DeBonis of Sharpsville passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Saturday morning, October 2, 2021, in his residence. He was 87.
Mr. DeBonis was born May 31, 1934, in Farrell, a son of the late Emilio and Stella (Esposito) DeBonis. He was a 1952 graduate of Farrell High School, where he was a football and wrestling standout, and served in the U.S. Army for four years in Alaska.
Fred was a Pennsylvania and Ohio wrestling official for many years. He was also an E-1 international official for World Cup Wrestling and traveled to Mexico, Russia and Finland to officiate free-style and Greco-Roman matches.
He enjoyed body building competition and once placed 2nd in an over 60 years-of-age bracket.
Fred was a self-employed cement mason in the Shenango Valley most of his adult life. He also served as a building inspector for Mahoning County (Ohio) and was currently employed by ARC of Mercer County.
Late in life, Fred earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from ITT Technical.
Surviving are: two twin sons, Michael DeBonis (Kelly Dimoff), of Sharpsville, and Edward S. DeBonis (Tina), of Sharon; six grandchildren, Nickalaus DeBonis, of Fort Wayne, IN, Alyssa DeBonis, of Pittsburgh, Joshua Michael DeBonis (Nicole), of Concord, NC and Jude S. DeBonis, of Sharon; and his former wife, Frances (Palermo) DeBonis, of Hermitage. Besides his parents, Fred was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Yacucci (Eugene); and two brothers, Arthur DeBonis (Antoinette) and Daniel DeBonis.
The family suggests memorial contributions be forward to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org).
In keeping with Fred's wishes, there are no services. Interment: St. Anthony Cemetery, Hermitage.
This story was originally published October 4, 2021 at 3:29 PM with the headline "Fredrick Joseph DeBonis."