Faro Maniaci

Faro J. Maniaci of O’Fallon, MO, passed away at the age of 85 on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Faro and Grace Maniaci.

Faro is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-three years, Kathleen Maniaci, whom he had known since childhood and shared a true love story with; his sons, Faro Maniaci, Jr, Michael Maniaci and Thomas (Kay) Maniaci; his grandchildren, Michael Maniaci, Jamie (Michael Brown) Maniaci, and Tommy (Heather) Maniaci; his great-grandchildren, Michael Maniaci, Tommy Maniaci, Carson Maniaci, Gia Brown, Luca Maniaci, Myles Maniaci, and Paul Faro Brown; and his siblings, Teresa (Jerry) Schulte, and Kathi (Dave) Meiers.

Faro was a loving and very supportive father. He enjoyed supporting his sons through their sporting events and even was the coach for some of their teams, He was a very loving grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Faro enjoyed playing cards with family and friends and would often BBQ for others. He was a member of Plumber’s Local 35 and started with Valenti Plumbing as a plumber apprentice, later retiring from Murphy Plumbing, and worked as a plumbing inspector for St. Louis County. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Contributions in Faro’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.