Dante Donald Ganzerla

A Mass of the Resurrection for Dante Donald Ganzerla will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Farrell, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home.

Visitation was Friday night at the funeral home.

Mr. Ganzerla died Thursday, June 12, 2003, at his home. He was 77.

Born in Monroe, La., Mr. Ganzerla lived most of his life in Vicksburg. He was the son of the late Dante Virgil and Felecia Bendinelli Ganzerla. He was a 1944 graduate of St. Aloysius High School.

He served in the Marines in World War II, where he was in the battle of Iwo Jima. In 1977, he retired from the City of Vicksburg Fire Department after 20 years of service, and later retired from the Vicksburg Traffic Department in 1987.

He worked as custodian at St. Paul Catholic Church for more than 15 years. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus and was a hospice volunteer. He was a member of the American Legion, Mississippi River Beekeepers Association and St. Paul Catholic Church.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Ganzerla was preceded in death by a son, Michael Ganzerla.

Survivors include his wife, Eris Katherleen Ganzerla of Vicksburg; two daughters, Benita Temple of Dripping Springs, Texas, and Veronica Coffing of Vicksburg; two sons, John Ganzerla of Madison and Donald Ganzerla of Jackson; four sisters, Matilda Moyer and Ethlyn Lashley, both of Vicksburg, Felecia Wolverton of Brandon and Grace Kish of Parlin, N.J.; nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Brad Temple, Daniel Temple, Kenny Lashley, Glen Alan Antee, Preston Jackson Jr. and Roy Nelson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Anderson, Ben Horton, Jimmy Speyerer, Joe Crow, Joe Gerache, Sid Tucker, Ed Lawler, Millie Lewis, Toni Dickerson, Sam Lusco, John Cesare, George Roesch, Diane Washington, Nadine Rozier, Paul Dolan, Louis Renaud, Nick Lavecchia, Rachael Crawford, Bobby Smith, Preston Jackson Sr., Rodgers Coffing Sr. and Keith Howle.

Memorials may be made to St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford St., Vicksburg, MS 39180; Patients Choice Hospice and Palliative Care, 1911 Mission 66, Suite C, Vicksburg, MS 39180; or to Vicksburg Catholic School, 1900 Grove St., Vicksburg, MS 39183.