Genero ""Jerry The Barber"" Stivaletti

Genero ""Jerry The Barber"" Stivaletti November 13, 1921 - December 3, 2015 PORTLAND - Jerry Stivaletti, 94, died peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Portland on December 3, 2015 from injuries sustained in a fall on the day before Thanksgiving. Jerry was born in Portland, the oldest child of ""the finest mason in the Northeast"" Antonio Stivaletti and Anna Lattanzio Stivaletti, both who immigrated from Vasto, Italy to Ellis Island, NY - Antonio in 1916 and Anna soon after. Jerry grew up in Portland's Little Italy, speaking mostly only Italian when he started school. The family also lived in Garfield NJ, moving to where his father found work, while eventually moving back to Portland. Jerry graduated from Portland High School in 1941. His strong work ethic began at a young age as his first ""job"" was shining shoes in Lincoln Park when he was 12 years old. After high school, he began working at a print shop on Exchange Street. When World War II began in 1941, he joined the Coast Guard. He was at Normandy France on D-Day June 6, 1944 on the USS Samuel Chase APA 26, then went to the Philippines and Japan as the ship transferred to the Pacific in time for the Invasion of Okinawa. He was a cook and a barber on the ship. After being discharged in 1946, Jerry returned to Portland and began barbering at the Fort Williams Military Base in Cape Elizabeth ME. That same year, he joined the Naval Reserves. In 1950, when the Korean War started, Jerry found himself back on a military ship for the Navy in the South Pacific, this time as a 1st Class Petty Officer on the USS Millette PA 156. Two years later, he was discharged from the Navy and returned to Portland where he opened up his own barber shop. In 1958 Jerry met the love of his life at St. Joseph's Church as he asked her if she wanted a ride when she was walking back home after Mass. He and Alice married on September 10, 1960 and had five children, one who died prematurely. The Stivaletti's first lived in the Longfellow Woods area and then moved to North Deering in 1967 where Jerry resided up to his passing. All the while, Jerry continued his barbershop business. His first shop was on the corner of Devonshire Street and Brighton Avenue. When it was destroyed by fire, he moved next to Sampson's in the Pine Tree Shopping Center, and finally to Nason's Corner. Jerry retired after 67 years of barbering when he was 89 years old, and he always appreciated his long time customers. Jerry enjoyed the time spent with his family, watching his grandsons' sporting events, traveling to Siesta Key and Naples FL, going out to lunch at his favorite places: PHOP, Cole Farms, Salty Bay, North End of Boston, Dutch Valley in Sarasota FL and most of all he loved his sweets, especially the cookies his oldest daughter would bring to him from NY and Mike's Pastry in Boston. He also was an avid Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and boxing fan and loved his 1977 VW Beetle Convertible and The Godfather movies. Jerry was pre-deceased by his parents, sister Theresa (Ed) Currier, and son John Joseph Stivaletti. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Alice Walsh Stivaletti; four children, Gina Stivaletti, Maria (Dennis) Therriault, Linda (Ron) Petty, and Anthony Stivaletti; grandsons Nicholas Therriault and Andrew Therriault; brother Albert Stivaletti and wife Anita along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. We love you dad! Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 from 10:30 until 12 noon with a Funeral Service at 12noon. at A.T. Hutchins Funeral Home, 660 Brighton Avenue, Portland, ME 04102. Burial will follow in the New Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Portland Catholic Charities, PO Box 10660, Portland, ME 04104-6060.O Box 10660~~~|~~~Portland, Maine 04104-6060~~~