Reno Felicioni, 92, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at a local care center.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Reverend Todd Schlitter officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.
Reno was born May 5, 1924 in Shirkieville, Indiana the son of John and Italia (Salbago) Felicioni. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, IL and then enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. While stationed in Midland, Texas, Reno met and married Dolores Watson on May 5, 1943. The couple lived in Lake Bluff, IL for seven years before moving to Sioux City in 1953. Reno worked as a carpenter for 20 years before becoming a building inspector for the City of Sioux City, retiring in 1987.
Reno enjoyed volunteering for the Disabled American Veterans, where he would drive Veterans to the Sioux Falls Hospital, for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Masonic Triangle Lodge #643, the American Legion Post #447, Sioux City Scottish Consistory, and the Abu Bekr Shrine Temple. Reno was a kind and gentle soul and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his son John and wife Dora Felicioni of Billings, MT; daughter Della and husband Conrad Brehm of Vinton, IA; eight grandchildren: Angela “Michelle”, Robert, Jimmy, Rosalyn, Joy, Daniel, Randy, and Jennifer; two great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and two nephews: Jerry and John.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Delores, daughter Barbara, and a sister Gloria.
Memorials may be sent to the Masonic Triangle Lodge #643 in Reno’s Memory.