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Following his graduation from Lorain High School, he joined the American Ship Building Company where he was employed as a crane operator. He was subsequently inducted into the United States Army in 1958 and fulfilled duty assignments at Fort Knox, Ky., Fort Jackson, S.C., and Korea. He was discharged in 1960.

Upon his return from the military, he joined the Columbia Gas Company of Ohio where he served as a Corrosion Engineer. He also was employed as a Deputy with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department for 11 years. He then began a career with the Lorain Music and Vending Company, eventually becoming its owner and president.

Mr. Zappa was a life member of the Catholic Church of Saint Peter in Lorain and had also attended Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Amherst. He was a member of Italian-American Veterans Post 1 of Lorain as well as the Amherst Eagles Club and the Knights of Columbus Council 637. He was also a member and past director of the Ohio Coin Machine Association.

In his free time, he enjoyed golf and fishing as well as spending time at his family's seasonal residence at The Villages in Lady Lakes, Fla.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Mary A. (nee Sobiech); sons ,Michael A. (Darlene) Zappa of Shelby and Marc A. (Michelle) Zappa of Amherst; daughters, Renee A. (John) Schartman of Westerville and Melissa A. (Dave) Newsome of Lorain; grandchildren Brittany, Maria, Michael, Monique, Marcus and Dominic Zappa, Courtney and Carli Schartman, Liz, Hayly and Vincent Newsome; and by his brother, Dominic Zappa, of Huron.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Premo J. and Angeline E. (nee DeTillio) Zappa.

Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Ave., Lorain. Funeral services will be Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral chapel and will be followed by the celebration of his funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in the Catholic Church of Saint Peter, 3501 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. The Reverend Kenneth W.

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