John Dragone

John J. Dragone passed away, after a short illness, on July 14, 2007 at age 88. John is survived by his wife of 60 years, Catherine Anna; two children, John F. (Judy) Dragone and Christina Dragone; six grandchildren, Aaron Warren, and Rachael (Jeff) VanHassel, Carmen, Rachel, Sarah, and Christopher Dragone; three great-grandchildren, Kavrn and Sol VanHassel, and Aysha VandenBosch. John moved from New Jersey with his family to work as an Engineer/Inventor with Brunswick Corporation. He worked as a piano technician for many years, was active in the community as a puppeteer, as well as being a story teller, and accordion player. John was well known for riding his one of a kind "piano bike" in parades around the state. He was a member of the Piano Technical Guild, Puppeteers of America, and Yarn Spinners. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 239 W. Clay Ave., on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be held at the Ever Rest Funeral Home and Chapel, on Wednesday, from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to the Muskegon Rescue Mission.