Dominic Anthony Di Iorio
July 24, 1949- May 3, 2020
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Dominic Anthony Di Iorio, 70, of North Beach, Maryland, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Dominic was born on July 24, 1949 in Campo Di Giove, Abruzzi, Italy the son of Raffaele Di Iorio and Silvia Di Tana. Dominic voyaged to the United States aboard the SS Andrea Doria in 1954, and arrived at his new home in Westfield, NJ. He was a champion soccer player at Westfield High School, and after graduating went on to earn his Associate of Applied Science degree at Union County College. He also served in the National Guard from 1970 to 1978, and was employed with the Pitney Bowes company as a copier service technician for 21 years, retiring in 1993. He married Ellen Di Maggio on October 13, 1973, and they continued to reside in Westfield, NJ, until August of 2014 when they moved to North Beach, MD. Dominic was a member of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield, NJ, St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in North Beach, the Knights of Columbus Calvert Council 7870, and the American Legion Stallings-Williams Post 206. Dominic will be remembered as a friendly and caring man who greatly treasured family traditions and his Italian heritage.
Dominic is survived by his wife Ellen Di Maggio Di Iorio of North Beach, sons Jason Di Iorio of Clark, NJ, and Jonathan Di Iorio and his wife Megan of Prince Frederick, MD and grandchildren Wesley, Hunter, and Molly Di Iorio. He is also survived by brother Adelfio Di Iorio and his wife Anna, sister Anita Russo and her husband Mario, and cousins Leo and Victor Villani, all of Westfield, NJ, as well as many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dominic’s name may be made to the American Legion Stallings Williams Post 206 or the Knights of Columbus Calvert Council 7870 at the address and links below.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions all services will be private. We will be live streaming the service on the Rausch Funeral Home Facebook page at 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 7.
Visitation
Services
- Private
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Contributions
Knights of Columbus Calvert Council 7870
PO Box 28
North Beach, MD 20714
Link:
https://stanthonycal.us/knights-of-columbus-calvert-council
Condolences
Sort Comments
4 May 2020
7:28pm
My deepest sympathy to the family. Dom was a real gentleman and wonderful friend! He will be missed by so many.
Love and prayers to you all!
Linda Crowley
City
Islip
State
NY
4 May 2020
8:31pm
So very saddened to hear this. Please know that all of you are in my heartfelt thoughts and prayers. May God bless you with the strength, courage and grace in the coming days. Sending my love and regards.
City
Ringwood
State
NJ
4 May 2020
8:57pm
Ellen please know that you and Dom are in my thoughts. Such a difficult time for you and your family. Sending you strength and big hugs my friend. ❤️
Rest easy, Dom.
City
Saddle Brook
State
NJ
4 May 2020
8:59pm
Love to all the DiMaggios and DiIorios. From Claire and Tim Murphy, and Katie and Timothy.
City
Round Lake
State
NY
4 May 2020
11:18pm
My dearest friend, Ellen,
How I wish I could wrap my arms around you during this time. Please know that since I can’t do that I have instead asked our Blessed Mother to wrap hers around you. I have surrounded you as well with rosaries and prayers. I love you.
Bonnie
City
Aurora
State
CO
4 May 2020
11:19pm
Love always for Ellen and Dom. Met such good people through a shared love of a vintage TV show, Bonanza.
City
Duncan
State
BC
4 May 2020
11:27pm
My dearest Ellen. Sending heartfelt sympathies to you Jason, Jonathan and their families as well as to the extended DiIorio and DiMaggio families. May our Heavenly Father hold you in the Palm of His Hand and bring you comfort and peace. May Dominic’s soul rest in the Lord’s Peace.
City
Cranford
State
New Jersey
5 May 2020
4:01am
Dearest Ellen, our thoughts are with you and your at this sad time. Dom will always be in our hearts and the times we did meet will always have special memories in our hearts.
Xx
City
Portland
State
United Kingdom
5 May 2020
4:19am
Our heart goes out to my sister, and all the Diiorio family for this loss. He was a wonderful father, brother, husband and will be missed by many. May all of the happy memories we have of him be of comfort in our sadness. Our love will continue for him. Love you.
City
Wake Forest
State
North Carolina
5 May 2020
8:16am
Our heartfelt sympathies to the family from my mother, Bernice Rubin 92, and myself;
As we have very fond high school memories as including Dominick as part of our family and family vacations at the farm. He was a gentleman and taught his sons how to be the same. He will be missed!
Ronnie (Rubin) Siegel Mark
City
Tewksbury
State
NJ
5 May 2020
9:30am
Eternal rest grant to him O Lord. Our prayers are with you . Fr. Stack and St. Anthony’s parish family.
City
NORTH BEACH
State
Maryland
5 May 2020
10:37am
Tom and I were privileged to have known Dom through the Bonanza conventions at Lake Tahoe and the Bonanza Gatherings at Ponderosa II. Dom was as sweet, gentle man and the world is poorer without him. Our thoughts are with Ellen and their sons during this difficult time. Tom and Louise Swann.
City
Tucson
State
AZ
5 May 2020
10:42am
Ellen…Dom and Tom have the same birthday! (Dom was 2 when my husband was born). That hit me. I am glad we met at one of James gatherings. He’s so handsome. I remember thinking he didn’t look Italian to me. Lol!
My prayers are with you all. I am just so glad God honored and blessed you with the last few months at home together…He has him and you KNOW it. Your faith is so strong… Feel your feelings but let God carry you, my friend. You know I care. After all, we’ve been doing life together for a while now… ❤️. Debbie Zagwodzk
City
Owings
State
Md
5 May 2020
4:28pm
Dom,
You brought much happiness, style and humor to our senior bowling leagues. In behalf of the Monday Hopefuls, you will be missed my friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ellen and the family.
Gordon
City
Prince Frederick
State
MD
6 May 2020
8:35am
Dear Ellen and family,
Dom was such a gentle giant and even though we’ve only known him a few years, we appreciated his love of God and country and family. He always made us feel welcome and uplifted. We are praying for all of you and wish we could be there to help with our hugs and support. May God strengthen you and your sons at this difficult time. Please reach out to us if you need anything. We are here for you. We love you.
City
Chesapeake Beach
State
MD
6 May 2020
11:32am
Peace and love to you and your family,Ellen. Dominic–you will be missed,my friend! RIP!
City
Annapolis
State
Md
6 May 2020
4:56pm
Ellen. We are sending our sympathy in your loss. Our prayers are for you and your family. May Jesus give you peace at this time. Dominic will be missed. We know he is with Jesus. May Gods blessings go with you.
City
Nettleton
State
Mississippi
7 May 2020
9:01am
Our love and sympathy are with my sister, our nephews and all of Dom’s family. We will miss him and will keep our fond memories of many years in our thoughts.
City
Brentwood
State
TN
7 May 2020
11:35am
Our sincere sympathy to you Ellen and your family. Dominic will be missed by everyone who knew him. We always looked forward to bowling with him each week. We loved his sense of humor. God Bless you and your family.
City
Annapolis
State
Maryland
7 May 2020
2:34pm
So Sorry for our loss. We have fond memories of Dominick at the Armada in Wildwood Crest. With his family
especially his grandchildren. Prayers for him and his family.
God Bless
Vivian and George Andersch Sr.
City
Bayville
State
NJ
7 May 2020
3:02pm
Deepest condolences to Aunt Ellen and the entire family. I enjoyed the time we were able to spend together growing up visiting NJ with the family. You will be missed Uncle Dom.
City
Raleigh
State
NC
7 May 2020
4:06pm
My deepest condolences. Please know that Dom touched more hearts than we will probably ever know and I am one of them. He will have a lasting legacy because he meant so much to so many, and will be very much missed. I am wishing you comfort today and heartfelt love to you all. Lynne and Joe Orlofsky
City
Rahway
State
NJ
8 May 2020
2:32pm
Dear Ellen,
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. We have many good memories of Dom that were created through our bowling with him. He always had a smile on his face. We will miss him. The “Dominator!”
May God bless you always.
Judy Fisiorek and Paul Yost
City
Huntingtown
State
MD
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My deepest sympathy to the family. Dom was a real gentleman and wonderful friend! He will be missed by so many.
Love and prayers to you all!
Linda Crowley
So very saddened to hear this. Please know that all of you are in my heartfelt thoughts and prayers. May God bless you with the strength, courage and grace in the coming days. Sending my love and regards.
Ellen please know that you and Dom are in my thoughts. Such a difficult time for you and your family. Sending you strength and big hugs my friend. ❤️
Rest easy, Dom.
Love to all the DiMaggios and DiIorios. From Claire and Tim Murphy, and Katie and Timothy.
My dearest friend, Ellen,
How I wish I could wrap my arms around you during this time. Please know that since I can’t do that I have instead asked our Blessed Mother to wrap hers around you. I have surrounded you as well with rosaries and prayers. I love you.
Bonnie
Love always for Ellen and Dom. Met such good people through a shared love of a vintage TV show, Bonanza.
My dearest Ellen. Sending heartfelt sympathies to you Jason, Jonathan and their families as well as to the extended DiIorio and DiMaggio families. May our Heavenly Father hold you in the Palm of His Hand and bring you comfort and peace. May Dominic’s soul rest in the Lord’s Peace.
Dearest Ellen, our thoughts are with you and your at this sad time. Dom will always be in our hearts and the times we did meet will always have special memories in our hearts.
Xx
Our heart goes out to my sister, and all the Diiorio family for this loss. He was a wonderful father, brother, husband and will be missed by many. May all of the happy memories we have of him be of comfort in our sadness. Our love will continue for him. Love you.
Our heartfelt sympathies to the family from my mother, Bernice Rubin 92, and myself;
As we have very fond high school memories as including Dominick as part of our family and family vacations at the farm. He was a gentleman and taught his sons how to be the same. He will be missed!
Ronnie (Rubin) Siegel Mark
Eternal rest grant to him O Lord. Our prayers are with you . Fr. Stack and St. Anthony’s parish family.
Tom and I were privileged to have known Dom through the Bonanza conventions at Lake Tahoe and the Bonanza Gatherings at Ponderosa II. Dom was as sweet, gentle man and the world is poorer without him. Our thoughts are with Ellen and their sons during this difficult time. Tom and Louise Swann.
Ellen…Dom and Tom have the same birthday! (Dom was 2 when my husband was born). That hit me. I am glad we met at one of James gatherings. He’s so handsome. I remember thinking he didn’t look Italian to me. Lol!
My prayers are with you all. I am just so glad God honored and blessed you with the last few months at home together…He has him and you KNOW it. Your faith is so strong… Feel your feelings but let God carry you, my friend. You know I care. After all, we’ve been doing life together for a while now… ❤️. Debbie Zagwodzk
Dom,
You brought much happiness, style and humor to our senior bowling leagues. In behalf of the Monday Hopefuls, you will be missed my friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ellen and the family.
Gordon
Dear Ellen and family,
Dom was such a gentle giant and even though we’ve only known him a few years, we appreciated his love of God and country and family. He always made us feel welcome and uplifted. We are praying for all of you and wish we could be there to help with our hugs and support. May God strengthen you and your sons at this difficult time. Please reach out to us if you need anything. We are here for you. We love you.
Peace and love to you and your family,Ellen. Dominic–you will be missed,my friend! RIP!
Ellen. We are sending our sympathy in your loss. Our prayers are for you and your family. May Jesus give you peace at this time. Dominic will be missed. We know he is with Jesus. May Gods blessings go with you.
Our love and sympathy are with my sister, our nephews and all of Dom’s family. We will miss him and will keep our fond memories of many years in our thoughts.
Our sincere sympathy to you Ellen and your family. Dominic will be missed by everyone who knew him. We always looked forward to bowling with him each week. We loved his sense of humor. God Bless you and your family.
So Sorry for our loss. We have fond memories of Dominick at the Armada in Wildwood Crest. With his family
especially his grandchildren. Prayers for him and his family.
God Bless
Vivian and George Andersch Sr.
Deepest condolences to Aunt Ellen and the entire family. I enjoyed the time we were able to spend together growing up visiting NJ with the family. You will be missed Uncle Dom.
My deepest condolences. Please know that Dom touched more hearts than we will probably ever know and I am one of them. He will have a lasting legacy because he meant so much to so many, and will be very much missed. I am wishing you comfort today and heartfelt love to you all. Lynne and Joe Orlofsky
Dear Ellen,
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. We have many good memories of Dom that were created through our bowling with him. He always had a smile on his face. We will miss him. The “Dominator!”
May God bless you always.
Judy Fisiorek and Paul Yost