Michael Ferrato

Michael George Ferrato – 1924-2022. Mike died on May 12, 2022 at the age of 98. He was a

Veteran of W.W. II as a Navy enlisted man. After the war, he enrolled at Ohio University, under the GI Bill, graduating with a degree in Industrial Arts Education. He had an illustrious teaching and administrative career. He met and married his wife, Mary Ellen (McOsker) while they were teachers at Brownell Junior High, Cleveland Schools. They went on to teach in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools where Mike eventually served as principal at Cleveland Heights High School. Mike and his wife were active parishioners at St. Dominic’s in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and most recently at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Seneca, South Carolina where he spent his retired years. Always an athlete, he was an avid golfer and a member at Keowee Key Country Club. He volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Hospice of the Foothills, Keowee Cares, and for church endeavors.

 

Michael is survived by his family, including his dear companion, Josephine Leibfried, his four

children Karen Small, and her children Dustin Small and his wife Holly; Mary Therese

Ehrnschwender and her husband Mark; Michael Ferrato Jr. and his daughters Sarah and

Samantha; James Ferrato and his wife Elizabeth and their children Christian and Frank. He

was also blessed with five great grandchildren.

 

A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 170 Bountyland Road, Seneca, SC 29672. The internment will follow immediately in the church’s columbarium. A memorial service will be planned for a later date.

 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be presented to Hospice of the Foothills, 298 Memorial Drive,

Seneca, SC 29672, The Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree St. NE. 6th Suite, Atlanta, GA 30309 or Oconee Habitat for Humanity, 130 Bountyland Rd., Seneca, SC 29672.

A message of condolence may be written to the family by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.