Mr. Louis A. Gratacos Sr.

June 13, 1940 - March 5, 2013

Louis A. Gratacos, Sr., 72 of Case Hill Road in Claremont, NH died Tuesday (March 5) at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ on June 13, 1940 the son of Joseph L. and Mercedes (Montalvo) Gratacos and had been a longtime Claremont resident. Louis was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. He had been employed as a machinist by Sturm Ruger & Company in Newport, NH. Members of his family include two sons, Louis A. Gratacos, Jr., Claremont, NH; Steven Gratacos, Claremont, NH; three grandchildren, Shayla Gratacos, Louis A. Gratacos, III, Lita Gratacos, four brothers, Frank Gratacos, Charlestown, NH; William Gratacos, Joseph Gratacos, John Gratacos all of New Jersey; four sisters, Alice DeSanto, Fran Buonocore, both of New Jersey, Mary DelRay, Ann Elliot, both of Pennsylvania and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, his step mother, Emma Gratacos and a brother, Herman Gratacos. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday at the Roy Funeral Home, with the Rev. Stanley J. Piwowar, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the American Legion Post #29. Friends may call at the Roy Funeral Home, 93 Sullivan Street, Claremont, NH on Thursday evening from 6 – 8 pm. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Roy Funeral Home and Cremation Service.