Obituary for Anthony George "Tony" Finocchiaro

Anthony George “Tony” Finocchiaro , father, brother and one hell of a great friend died Thursday April 13, 2017 at his family home in New Hope, MN.

He was born March 29, 1962 to George and Carolyn in Yonkers, NY. Tony lived in a lot of places and knew a lot of faces in his 55 years. He dabbled in just about every occupation expect proctology;he said he didn’t have the hands for it.

Tony was a loud, proud, and very good looking Italian (do they come any other way?) with a contagious laugh and a knack for making friends wherever he went. He loved LOUD music, pinky rings, motorcycles, alien conspiracies, telling bad jokes, and people (not necessarily in that order). But above all, he adored the love of his life, Lorraine his wife of 26 years whom he lovingly called Reenie, and their son, Anthony Jr. (AJ).

If you knew Tony, even briefly, you were witness to his generous heart and spirit. He was the one who we all leaned on. Without fail he was always there to help anyone in need, whether he was giving you the Harley t-shirt off of his back, a shoulder to cry on, or by brightening your day with his big goofy grin.

The ultimate measure of a good man's life are the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love and Tony had them in spades. We are all left better people to have just known him.

Tony is greatly missed by his wife, Lorraine; and his son, AJ; sister, Joy Emerick and her husband, Brian; brother, Michael Smeraldo and his wife, Kristen; brother, Andrew Armand and his wife, Jennifer; brother, Giorgio Armand; his father, George Armand; many nephews and nieces; cousins; and friends.

He is preceded in death by his beloved mother, Carolyn.

Please join us for a celebration of Tony's life Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Evans-Nordby Funeral Home located at 6000 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Center, MN at 11:00am. Visitation one hour prior with luncheon immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials to the family are preferred.