Peter “Pete” Taraboletti

Peter “Pete” Taraboletti, 98, of Canton, currently residing in Omaha Nebraska, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 in Omaha Nebraska.

He was born on January 19, 1922, in Rural Bryant. He was the son of Joseph and Louise (Destefanis) Taraboletti.

He married Helen L. (Johnson) in Canton on June 5, 1947. She preceded him in death in 2010.

He is survived by one son Charles (Ronda) Taraboletti of Bartlesville and a daughter Lucy Johns of Omaha Nebraska, three grandchildren, Matt (Amy) Johns of Mt. Kisco New York, Aaron (Cassandra) Taraboletti of Bartonville Illinois, and Allison (Kyle) Woodmansee

Preceding him in death are his parents, Wife and one brother, John Taraboletti.

Pete graduated from St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1951, he operated Taraboletti Pharmacy in Canton for more than 30 years until 1992, and he worked part time for pharmacies in the local area.

Pete is a veteran of the United States Army. Where he served in Europe. He was part of the 95th Medical Gas Treatment Battalion. His unit served in four major battles, Northern France, The Rhineland, The Ardennes and Central Europe.

Peter also served on the Canton Park District Board of Commissioners for 20 years retiring in 1995 and is past board President. He served two terms on the board of directors for the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce and is a past board President. He was a member of the Lincoln Douglas Toastmasters in Canton. In Toastmasters he has also served as an area 54 Governor, district treasurer, district 54 public relations officer, Lt. Governor of marketing, and Lt. Governor of education. He was a member of the Canton Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus, he was a 50 plus member of the Canto American Legion post 16.

He was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Canton, where he served many years as an Usher.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or to the University of Health Science and Pharmacy in St. Louis Missouri.

A visitation will be held on Friday January 15, 2021 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. A rosary services will be held at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home followed by a funeral procession to Sty. Mary’s Catholic Church in Canton for a 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass. 

Burial with military honors will be held immediately following the Mass at Greenwood cemetery in Canton.

A Facebook livestream will be provided of the funeral Mass on the Fulton County Catholic’s Facebook page.

Online condolences may be posted at www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com.