Leonard M. Acquaviva, age 95, of Butler, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at the Community Living Center at VA Butler Healthcare Center.

Born in Butler on April 1, 1922, he a son of the late Carlo and Louisa DeFoggi Acquaviva.

He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in World War II.  He received two Purple Hearts for wounds received in Africa.Leonard was a barber. He had a shop on West Wayne Street from 1948-1965 and then he worked on Main Street for a number of years.

He, along with his wife, owned and operated Acquaviva's Pizza Shop on West Wayne Street.

He was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Butler and he was a former member of Mount Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church in New Kensington.  He was also a member of the Sons of Italy, the Moose Lodge of Butler, VFW Post 249 of Butler, and he was a past member of the Cubs ASA.

He is survived by two sons, Michael V. Acquaviva and his wife, Paula, of Frederick, MD and Carl D. Acquaviva and his wife, Marisa, of Malabar, FL; two daughters, Leona Ricchuito and her husband, Rick, of New Kensington, and Pam Graham and her husband, Tom, of Jacksonville Beach, FL; one sister, Rose Brough, of Butler; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie T. DiCamillo Acquaviva, who passed away June 27, 2015; four brothers, Donald "Dan", Joseph, Carl, and Pat Acquaviva; and two sisters, Ann Mihalko and Philomena Beck.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Sunday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. at Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.

Burial will take place in Saint Michael's Cemetery.

The family requests memorial donations to Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler, PA  16001.