Tony was born in Detroit Michigan on June 2, 1930. He was married to the love of his life Grace M. Mazzola (Norello) on October 22, 1955. Tony and Grace started their married life together in Haper Woods, with their growing family of four boys they moved to Troy, MI in 1971.
Tony worked in the engineering department at Ford Tractor until his retirement in 1986. His nephews and nieces always teased their Uncle Tony about how he almost had as many years of retirement as he did work.
He loved to work on cars with his boys, garden, and became very skilled at woodworking in his retirement…But his favorite thing to do was to spend time with his wife Grace.
Whenever Tony’s sons mentioned who their father was, people always commented “What a great guy your dad is, and your mom too”, because they were rarely apart from each other in their 68 years of marriage, except when they were working.
He loved his grandchildren, and they equally loved him back. Whether it was going to their sporting events, singing songs with them, watching movies like Rocky, or going to see their bands play, their grandpa was there!
He is survived by his loving wife, Grace; his four sons, Angelo (Dawn) Mazzola, Joseph (Cindi) Mazzola, Robert (Natalie) Mazzola, Kenn Cross (Mazzola), his five Grandchildren; Paul (Allison) Mazzola, Robert (Samantha) Mazzola, Aaron (Sienna) Mazzola, Nicole Mazzola, Jonathon Mazzola, and Great Grandchild Anthony Mazzola.
A private family funeral service will be held at Guardian Angel Cemetery on February 9, 2024, with a memorial/celebration of life to be planned at a future date.
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