Anne Marie Cassano

Cassano, Anne Marie (Donisi), age 85, of Kettering, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Alterra Sterling House of Beavercreek. Anne, along with her husband Victor J. Cassano and her mother Carolina Donisi, was the co-founder of Cassano's Pizza. Anne was also a member of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Kettering.

Anne is survived by her son: Jeffrey Cassano of Florida; daughters: Mary Anne Cassano of Florida and Cindy Cassano- McElroy of Georgia; her beloved dog: Pepper; her beloved cat: Baby Sara; and numerous other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband: Victor J. Cassano Sr. and her parents: John & Carolina Donisi. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Marie Reynolds, Jean Stacy and Karen Robertson for their love and care.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Kettering with Father Tom Meyer Celebrant. Entombment will follow Mass at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton. The family will receive friends at the church on Tuesday from 11:00 A.M. until time of Mass. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Victor J. Cassano Health Center, 165 Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45402, St. Albert the Great Church, 3033 Far Hills Ave., Kettering, Ohio 45429 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 3797 Summit Glen Dr. G100, Dayton, Ohio 45449. Arrangements in care of Newcomer Funeral Home (South Chapel).