Michael Joseph Crifaci, 73, of Florida, passed away on January 22, 2024.
He was a son of the late Salvatore Crifaci and Josephine G. Crifaci.
He started his long-life carrier working for his father at his Pepsi Cola Distributors company in Butler, Pa. When he moved to South Florida, he continued his dedication & love for Pepsi by going to work for the Pompano Beach Pepsi Co. Distribution. He first started off as a delivery driver & moved his way up the company ladder to Sales Supervisor. During this time, he had his precious loving daughter Shannon Lynn Crifaci on April 22, 1978. He was an extremely frugal man & lived a very consistent life. He had his one home, one marriage, one child, & one job. He was a family man & loved his family more than anything. When he married his Ex-wife, he also took on caring for her 2 children & her niece Robin. He loved them as if they were his own, even after his divorce in 1997. He was a very loyal & dedicated man. He is & will forever be deeply missed.
I will forever hold my dad close to my heart & cherish all the good times we had together. My dad has already shown me that he is here with me now & I am so happy he is not gone forever but just gone for the moment. I love you dad!! Shannon.
His interests included, Pepsi, his grandchildren & his daughter, Comedy shows, the Miami Dolphins & the Pittsburgh Steelers, and his 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo (his first car he purchased & kept until 2019)
Surviving is his daughter, Shannon Lynn Crifaci, his granddaughter Nyah Lynn Larionne, his grandson Anthony Tobin Larionne and his baby Sister, Antoinette C. Crifaci.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Nicoletta Crifaci.
Friends will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham Street, Butler, from 9:00 until 10:00 am on Saturday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am, at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 North McKean Street in Butler. Entombment will be in the Mausoleum of Calvary Cemetery, Butler.