Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory

Nicola J. “Nick” Ferrante, 93, of California, MD, died
 February 16, 2014 at his home. He was born in Castel
 Frentano, Italy in 1920 and immigrated to the United
 States at age 13. He became a U.S. citizen and served his
 country in World War II. After the war, Nick worked hard
 and eventually started his own business, Nick’s Supermarket,
 in Clinton, MD in the 1970s. The supermarket
 remains Nick’s legacy to his family and the southern
 Maryland community it continues to serve. In his own
 words, Nick attributed his ambition to being self-conscious
 about his status as an immigrant and his lack of
 formal education. He was an amazing chef and ruthless
 card player. Until his final days, Nick was clear-minded,
 active, had many friends and a story for all.
 Nick was preceded in death by his wife, Marie De-
 Cesaris Ferrante; son, Joseph Ferrante and sister, Ida
 Marinucci. He is survived by four children, Marco Ferrante
 of Arnold, MD, Nicholas Ferrante of Bryantown, MD, 
Donna Wrenn of California, MD and Rick Ferrante 
of Huntingtown, MD; three daughters in law, 
Jean, Brenda and Mickey Ferrante; a son in law, 
Wayne Wrenn, 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
 Friends are invited to Nick’s Life Celebration from 5 to
 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 20 at the George P. Kalas
 Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater,
 MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m.
 on Friday, February 21, 2014 at Holy Rosary Catholic
 Church, 595 3rd Street, NW, Washington, DC. Entombment
 will be at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, MD.
 In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
 Joseph C. Ferrante Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 1060,
 Mechanicsville, MD 20659 (www.josephferrantefoundation.org). 
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Nicholas Ferrante

Nicholas Ferrante

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