SOUTH BEND - Salvatore T. Molinaro, 82, of Holy Cross Village, Notre Dame, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at Dujarie House, Notre Dame, Indiana. Salvatore was born on December 29, 1924, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania to Luigi and Maria (Palladino) Molinaro. He had been employed with the former Drewry's Brewery in South Bend and Niles Precision in Niles, Illinois.

On May 19, 1945, Salvatore married Patricia Hansen who preceded him in death on March 13, 1981. Surviving are his children, Daniel (Barbara) Molinaro of Houston, Texas, Rev. Kenneth Molinaro, C.S.C. of Notre Dame, Indiana, Kathleen (Bob) Carpenter of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Joseph (Mary) Molinaro of Lexington, Kentucky and Anna Grace Riblet of Granger, Indiana; grandchildren, Jeffrey Molinaro, Andrea Davidson, Gemma Parenti, Brian Carpenter, Sean Carpenter, Kimberly Carpenter, Brittany Riblet and Justin Molinaro; great-grandchildren, Mikaela, Mia, Emma, Grace, Isabella, Luke, Hannah and Giovanni; and his brother, Henry (Rita) Molinaro of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Salvatore was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Gaetano, Louise, Carmine, Amedeo, Julius, Gemma, Nathaline, Michael, Orlando, Anna Grace, Louis, and Carmela.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2007, in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, Indiana. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame.

Salvatore was a life member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in South Bend and a Navy Veteran of World War II, where he served as an aircraft carrier radioman. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 1132 Fairfax Virginia 22038-1132. To send condolences online, please visit Kaniewski.com.