Emanuele Venditti, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 at his home following a short illness. Emanuele was born on December 6, 1934 in Sora, Italy to Giuliano and Luisa (Vitale) Venditti and later immigrated to the United States at the age of 21. Emanuele started work at the Ford Motor Company, Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne in 1964 until his retirement after 30 years in 1994. He moved to the White Cloud area in July 1994 from Taylor and enjoyed rabbit and deer hunting, music, gardening and farming, cooking and feeding his family and friends. Emanuele married Ersilia Elsie Marrocco on August 6, 1956 in Sora, Italy. Survivors his wife, Elsie of White Cloud; children, Maryann (Robert L.) Maddox of Taylor, Michigan; Juliana Venditti (fianc, Robert Cunningham) of White Cloud; Timothy D. (Karissa) Venditti of Fort Carson, Colorado, stationed with the United States Army; 9 grandchildren; special friend and caregiver, Jean Hollister of White Cloud; his brothers, Vittorio Venditti of Italy; Sebastien Venditti of France; several nieces and nephews. VISITATION : Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 from 5-8pm at Crandell Funeral Home White Cloud Chapel. FUNERAL SERVICES : Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at 2pm at the Crandell Funeral Home White Cloud Chapel. INTERMENT : White Cloud Cemetery.