Federico Manganella, 90, of Tampa, FL passed away on April 8, 2022, with his family by his side.

Federico was born on March 3, 1932, in Salerno, Italy, the son of Pietro Manganella and Dorotea Tirotta.  He married Geraldina De Filippis in Italy.  Geraldina survives.  Federico is also survived by his 4 daughters:  Dorothy Rodrigues and her family:  Adrienne (Graham) Town and their daughter Charlotte Town; Anthony Rodrigues; Catherine (James, deceased) Doherty and her family: William Doherty, James Doherty, Jr, Kelly Doherty; Maria (Jeff) Ardolino and their family:  Jeffrey Ardolino and Nicholus Ardolino; Carla (Harold, III) Cook and their family:  Harold Cook, IV and Camden Cook; brother: Luciano Manganella; sister: Anna Manganella.   Federico was preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Felece Manganella, Adriana Manganella, Norma Manganella.

He migrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1958 and lived in the North End with his wife Geraldine.  He moved to Somerville, Massachusetts and lived there with his wife and 4 daughters until 1981.  He moved to Tampa, Florida in 1981 and has been here ever since.

Federico was blessed with a loving family.  He was a businessman and owned several pizza parlors in Boston. He has a degree in engineering in Salerno, Italy. He was very good with his hands and can fix anything.  He loved food, wine and the ocean.

He was blessed with 90 years of life.

Services for Federico will be held at 1:30 pm on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Sunset Funeral Home, with a visitation from 12:30-1:30pm on Thursday at the funeral home.   Federico will be entombed at Sunset Memory Gardens immediately after the funeral services.

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