Elso P. Portanova

Elso P. Portanova

Elso P. Portanova, age 74, of Erie, died Friday January 28, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born May 30, 1936 in Montenero, Italy, a son of the late Pete and Margaret Gigliotti Portanova. He served in the United State Army and enjoyed traveling.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Agnes Colonna and Olina Portanova and two brothers, Anthony "Tony" Portanova and Elso Portanova.

He is survived by one brother, Olino M. Portanova of Ellicott City, MD; one niece, Angela Colonna and one nephew, Mark Colonna both of Erie.

Friends are invited to call at the John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc., 2122 Raspberry Street, on Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Saint Stephen Roman Catholic Church, 1237 West 21st Street, Erie, PA 16502.