Pate was born in Belmonte, Calabro, Italy and is survived by his wife, Josephine; children Frank and Anthony; grandchildren Erica, Louis, Alex, Christopher and Isabella; and siblings Joseph Pate, Giovanna Suriano and Teresa Bonanno.
Visiting hours will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, at F. Ruggiero & Sons, 732 Yonkers Ave., in Yonkers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, at St. Ann's Church, in Yonkers, with entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, in Hawthorne.
Memorial donations can be made to the the American Heart Association, by clicking here.
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