Peter David Canevari, a 50 year resident of Warwick, passed away on February 6, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital. He was 76 years old.
Born on June 8, 1936 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Peter and Caroline (Medica) Canevari.
He was married to Marguerite (Jacques) Canevari.
Peter was a Delivery Dispatcher with the New York Times, NYC and a member of the Teamsters Union, Newspaper Mail Delivery Workers.
A family statement reads: “He loved his wife of 53 years, enjoyed sharing meals with his family and a house filled with joyful noise made by his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He took great pride in his family. He loved to dance and make people laugh with his witty sense of humor. He loved his animals, dogs, cats, horses . . . all of them. He loved football and the Yankees. He was a true New Yorker.”
He is survived by his wife Marguerite of Warwick; his children: Robert Rys of Philipsport, NY and his children Samantha and April, Peter D. Canevari of Warwick and his companion Rose Skinner, Arthur Canevari and his wife Dawn of Warwick and their children Casey, Ryan and Christopher, Renee Allen and her husband John of Warwick and their children Angela, Anita, and Justin, Paul Canevari of Warwick and his children Nicholas, Jacquelyn, Joseph and Paul, and Caroline Canevari-Vogel and her husband Eddie of Wantage, NJ and their children Racquel and Anthony; and ten great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his uncle, Paul Medica and his wife Penny of Vernon, NJ.
Visitation will be on Thursday, February 9th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Friday at the funeral home, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be sent to American Diabetes Association, 333 Seventh Ave., 17th floor, New York, NY 10001 or American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-3914.