Nicholas "Nick" P. Soranno

Nick was born on June 29, 1942 in Bari, Italy to Dominic and Adelaide Soranno. He immigrated to Akron, Ohio in 1955 and learned English while attending Archbishop Hoban High School. He left school to support his family after his mother passed away. He designed and built his first custom home when he was 18 years old. He was a master carpenter and self-taught architect. He was the co-owner of Tiffany Construction/Builders with his brother Carlo and brother-in-law Joe Guarnieri, and then started Nick Soranno Builders/Soranno Builders. One of his proudest professional accomplishments was when he was awarded Best Home of the Year in 1973. Nick met his wife Joyce (nee Proffitt) while building her parents’ home. They were married on December 23, 1972 and spent 50 years together before her recent passing in August 2022.

Nick became a US citizen in 1976. He was an avid sports fan and loved to cheer on the Cleveland Browns, The Ohio State Buckeyes and all the Cleveland teams. He loved to play pranks and pitched in with his children’s school functions and community service. He dearly loved his Giant Schnauzers and could often be seen with them somehow sitting on his lap or laying on top of him.

Nick is preceded in death by his beloved wife Joyce, his parents, his step-mother Antonia, in-laws William and Jo Proffitt, his siblings Angelica (Rockman) Simula, Carlo (Delores) Soranno, Mary (Steve) Graci, Frances (Joe) Guarnieri, Mario, and Dominic ‘Dino’, brother-in-law William Proffitt, niece Ann (Roger) Riddle, and nephew Joseph Guarnieri.

Nick will be deeply missed by his children Nick (Claudia) Soranno, Lisa (Len) Alexander, Chris (Amy) Soranno, and Danielle Soranno; grandchildren, Carmen (Elliot) Wagers, Zachariah and Isaiah Alexander, Alexa and Cole Soranno, and Ashley and Aston Yannuzzo; sister-in-law Diane Proffitt; and nieces and nephews, Scott (Andrea) Proffitt, Jennifer Proffitt, Dina (Maurizio) Simula, Kerima Simula (Claudio Lippi), Angela (Tim) Steele, Gina Soranno Smith, Babs (Cuyler) Soranno Costanzo, and Michael (Cindy) Guarnieri, Lisa R. Soranno, Mary (Percy) Grenfell, Nadir Simula; and multiple extended nieces, nephews, cousins, and great-grandchildren in the US and Italy.

Friends and family may come to call on September 21st from 11-12 at Rose Hill Funeral Home, 3653 West Market Street. A funeral service will follow at 12.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's disease, and the American Cancer Society.