{"id":8412,"date":"2026-10-20T19:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/?p=8412"},"modified":"2026-10-20T20:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:59:18","slug":"francis-p-buzz-mauro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/?p=8412","title":{"rendered":"Francis P. “Buzz” Mauro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hornell, NY \/ Hammondsport, NY<\/p>\n

Francis P. \u201cBuzz\u201d Mauro \u2013 89 \u2013 of Shorewood Drive, Hammondsport (formerly of Hornell) died Monday afternoon (October 19, 2026) after a brief illness.<\/p>\n

Born in Hornell on July 4, 1937, he was the son of the late Dominic & Angela (Parrillo) Mauro.<\/p>\n

Buzz grew up in Hornell and graduated from Hornell High School (class of 1956).\u00a0 A standout athlete in high school, he was a member of the soccer, basketball and baseball teams, and he went on to play semi-professional baseball in Hornell and Dansville.<\/p>\n

Upon graduation, Buzz enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Dix, NJ.\u00a0 He served overseas at Croix-Chapeau, France and was honorably discharged in 1958.<\/p>\n

In 1958, Buzz began working for The Outdoor Store where he served as manager in Arcade, NY and Dansville, NY.\u00a0 He was employed as Highway Maintenance Supervisor for the New York State Department of Transportation in Hornell for 30 years before his retirement.<\/p>\n

Buzz was a lifelong member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and communicant of St. Ann\u2019s Church in Hornell.\u00a0 In addition to baseball and golf, Buzz enjoyed woodworking and was especially gifted at making grandfather and cathedral clocks.\u00a0 He was a 4th<\/sup> Degree member of the Knights of Columbus.<\/p>\n

He was married on April 23, 1960 to the former Marguerite O\u2019Connor who died May 1, 2009.\u00a0 In addition to his beloved wife, he was also preceded in death by one son, David Mauro in 2002; 2 brothers, Carl (Jean) Mauro & Salvatore \u201cTootie\u201d (Irene) Mauro; sister-in-law, Anne Mauro; his nephew, Ron Mauro.<\/p>\n

Survivors include one son, Francis \u201cBuzz\u201d (Steve Daigler) Mauro of Annapolis, MD; 3 daughters, Lynn (Andy) Lincoln of Cohocton, NY, Kathleen (Kevin) Rohan of Horseheads, NY, & Antoinette \u201cToni\u201d (Fred) Wizeman of North Hornell; 1 brother, Joseph Mauro of Hornell; grandchildren, Nick (Leah) Lincoln, Zack (Stacey) Lincoln, Melissa (Doug) Graham, Sam (Shelby) Lincoln, Alex Lincoln, Cooper (Josh) Rohan, Hannah Rohan, Billy Rohan, Carmen Nasca, Dominic Nasca, & Mia Nasca; and 11 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n

The family of Francis P. \u201cBuzz\u201d Mauro will receive friends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church Street, Hornell, NY.\u00a0 A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Monday, October 26th<\/sup> at 10:00 AM at St. Ann\u2019s Church, 35 Erie Avenue, Hornell with Father Stan Kacprzak officiating.\u00a0 Final interment will be in St. Mary\u2019s Cemetery, Fremont.<\/p>\n

Memorial contributions in Buzz\u2019s name may be made to a charity of the donor\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n

To leave an online condolence or share a memory, please visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com<\/a> or www.facebook.com\/dagonfuneralhome<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In honor of Francis\u2019 service to his country, the American Flag at the Dagon Funeral Home will be flown at half-staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hornell, NY \/ Hammondsport, NY Francis P. \u201cBuzz\u201d Mauro \u2013 89 \u2013 of Shorewood Drive, Hammondsport (formerly of Hornell) died Monday afternoon (October 19, 2026) after a brief illness. Born in Hornell on July 4, 1937, he was the son of the late Dominic & Angela (Parrillo) Mauro. Buzz grew up in Hornell and graduated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8412"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8416,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412\/revisions\/8416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}