Nicholas D. Lannutti Nicholas D. Lannutti, 72, of Springfield, passed away in his home on October 10, 2009. He was born in Trenton, N.J., on November 11, 1936. Nicholas was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and was a boxing coach at Springfield Boys Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Lannutti. He is survived by his children, Frank and Diane Lannutti, Annette and Leon Cretel, Nick and Brenda Lannutti, and Tony and Leslie Lannutti; grandchildren, Nicole Lannutti, April Lannutt, Danielle Cobb, Samantha Cobb, Elise Cretel, Samantha Cretel, Brooke Lannutti, Hannah Lannutti, Anthony Lannutti, Dominic Lannutti, Emily Lannutti, Deanna Lannutti and Samuel Lannutti; great-grandson Derrick Cretel; and sisters, Mary Fato, Ann and John Roy Zongker, and Rose Lannutti. Graveside services will be held in Dishman Cemetery, Highway C, Strafford, Mo., on October 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. The family requests memorial contributions to St. John’s Hospice.