Obituary
East Liverpool Review
[East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio]
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Page 5A


Nicolas Joseph DeSarro, 25

WELLSVILLE - Nicolas Joseph DeSarro, 25, of Wellsville, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at Trinity Medical Center West following a work related accident.

He was born Nov. 11, 1989, in Steubenville, the son of Michael DeSarro of Wellsville and Shelley (Grimm) Westfall and her husband, Tom, of Quaker City.

Nick graduated from Wellsville High School in 2008. He was employed for two weeks as a forklift operator at the Walmart Distribution Center in Wintersville. He was an assistant coach and strength coach for the Wellsville Tigers football team, as well as a firefighter with the Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department. Nick was an avid Notre Dame football fan, and he enjoyed theater and horseback riding. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Parish.

In addition to his parents, survivors include his twin brother: Michael DeSarro and his wife, Stacey, of Austintown; his sister: Angie McDermott and her husband, Shawn, of Beach City, Ohio; maternal grandparents: Ricky and Barbara Riggs of Carrollton; two step-sisters: Tori and Savannah Westfall of Quaker City; one step-brother: Dylan Westfall of Florida; two nephews: Jake and Mack McDermott of Beach City, Ohio; and his godchild: AJ Ferguson of Youngstown. Also surviving are many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends whom he loved dearly. Nick was expecting a daughter, Adriana Ann, with his girlfriend, Yakira Stein, in June.

Nick was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather: Charles Grimm, Sr.; and his paternal grandparents: Frank and Anna DeSarro.

The Catholic Funeral Liturgy will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the Holy Trinity Parish at St. Aloysius Church with Rev. Daniel Cipar presiding and Pastor Ricky Riggs speaking.

Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Wellsville High School Gymnasium, 1 Bengal Blvd in Wellsville.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to an account for Nick's daughter, Adriana. Checks may be mailed to the following: Nicolas DeSarro Memorial Fund at Huntington Bank, 200 Lisbon Street in Wellsville, OH 43968.

Roberts Funeral Home in Wellsville is entrusted with arrangements.

You may view this obituary and send condolences online at www.robertsfuneralhomewellsville.com.

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*Mr. DeSarro had a medical emergency while driving a forklift at the Walmart Distribution Center in Wintersville, Ohio, which caused him to fall off the forklift and fracture his skull.*