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Nicholas Joseph Colatrella

Case from Gilbert, PA dated Oct 30, 2020

Victim Details

Nicholas Joseph Colatrella

Male

Asian

Gilbert

PA

2020-10-30

83

Nicholas

Joseph Colatrella

07/02/2026

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Nicholas Joseph Colatrella, an 83-year-old man from Gilbert, Pennsylvania, passed away on October 30, 2020. He was born on January 15, 1937, in Newark, NJ, and was a retired truck driver who had also served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Nicholas was a dedicated family man, survived by his two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

The circumstances surrounding Nicholas's death were tragic and involved his son, Rick Colatrella, who was char ...
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