Local obituaries for Stamford, Fairfield County in Connecticut.
Giuseppe Tripodi
Feb 6, 2020
Giuseppe (Joseph) Tripodi, 86, passed away on February 6, 2020. Joe was born September 25, 1933 in Villa San Giovanni, Regio Calabria Italy. He served in the Italian Navy for 2 years, and then arrived in the United States by ship in 1957. He met and married his wife of 63 years, Dominica (Minnie) Ricca that same year. Joe...
Georgiana Cesarelli
Feb 2, 2020
Georgiana Cesarelli Georgiana Frances Dagostino Cesarelli, born on September 13, 1928 in Stamford, Connecticut passed away February 2, 2020. Georgiana was born in Stamford to the late Dominick Dagostino and Marianna Arruzza Dagostino. She is survived by her daughter, Matilde Cesarelli Larson, her son Joseph Cesarelli and his wife Perri. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Peter J....
Sullivan (Sandy) Vaccaro
Jan 29, 2020
Sullivan (Sandy) Vaccaro, a resident of Greenwich and a longtime resident of Stamford, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on Jan 29, 2020 after a long illness. Born on July 4, 1956, in Stamford, Sandy was the son of the late Frank (Babe) and Alice Caputo Vaccaro. He was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend to all....
Sally Rose Chiapetta Urso
Jan 27, 2020
Sally Rose Chiapetta Urso was born on February 10, 1932 in Stamford, Connecticut to Margaret Pace Chiapetta and Joseph George ("Chippy") Chiapetta. Sally's mom and dad owned Chippy's Restaurant located on Roosevelt Avenue in Stamford. She was raised in a very traditional and proud Italian American home with her brother Frankie and sister Rosemary. Her sister Rose died in...
Lena Tamborino
Jan 20, 2020
Lena Lavalla Tamborino, age 89, a long time Stamford Resident, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020 surrounded by her family. Lena was born in Pennsylvania on May 29, 1930 to the late Mario and Mary Lavalla. Lena loved going to bingo, playing cards, taking trips to the casino with her husband, traveling to Florida, winning Left, Right, Center...
Nicola Dipreta
Jan 16, 2020
Nicola DiPreta, 83, a Stamford resident for 53 years passed away on January 16, 2020. Born in Settefrati, Italy on February 27, 1936, the son of the late Domenico and Donata Conetta DiPreta. He married his beloved wife, Cesidia Fanone DiPreta on June 19, 1960. Nicola worked at Pitney Bowes for 30 years in the shipping department. He enjoyed...
Rosemarie A. Raiti
Jan 14, 2020
Rosemarie A. (Franchina) Raiti, 83, wife of the late Anthony Raiti, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2020. Rosemarie was born in Stamford, CT on September 3, 1936. She was raised in love by her parents, the late Margaret and Joseph Franchina. Rosemarie enjoyed spending quality time with her children and grandchildren. She loved to read, sew, cook and...
Joseph A. Caruso
Jan 12, 2020
Joseph Caruso passed away peacefully on January 12, 2020, at 88 years of age. Joe was born on the West Side of Stamford, Connecticut on October 1, 1931, and was married to Angela Marie (Re Re) for the past 65 years. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1949 and worked at Conde Nast in Old Greenwich, Connecticut as...
George Adamis
Jan 9, 2020
George Adamis, long time resident of Stamford, passed away on January 9, 2020 with his loving family at his side. He was born on May 2, 1936 in Pellana, Sparta, Greece and was one of four children born to the late Demetrios and Kalliope (Roumales) Adamis. George was 83 years old when he fell asleep in the Lord. In...
Sylvia B. Vitti
Jan 1, 2020
Sylvia Vitti, 98, a Stamford resident of 75 years, passed away peacefully on New Years Day 2020 at Bridges in Norwalk. She was surrounded by loving family members and caretakers. One of ten children, she was born in New York City on March 6, 1921. She moved to Stamford in 1945 when she married her husband, Mario Vitti. They...
Antonia Nicolette Karagianes
Dec 31, 2019
On Monday, December 30, 2019, Antonia Nicolette Karagianes, known as “Toni”, loving mother and grandmother passed away at the age of 83. Toni was born in Stamford, CT. In 1957 she married Donald Karagianes where they settled in Danbury, CT. There, they raised a daughter, Deborah and two sons, Donald, Jr. and Jeffrey. Toni enjoyed making crafts, baking and...
Mildred E. Beirne
Dec 21, 2019
Mildred E. Beirne, a lifelong Stamford resident passed away peacefully on 12/21/2019 at the age of 101. She was born on May 23, 1918 to the late J. Joseph and Margaret (Tobin) Burke. She was proceeded by her husband of over 50 years, the late William Beirne. Mildred graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1936. After raising her family...
Olimpia Rosa Iorfino
Dec 20, 2019
Olimpia Rosa “Rosina” Corbo Iorfino, 89, born July 4th, 1930, passed away peacefully in her home in Stamford, CT surrounded by her loving family on December 20, 2019. Rosina was born to Elisabetta and Domenico Corbo in Arena, Italy. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Domenico Iorfino. She is survived by her children, Rachele (Francesco) Vonella, Elizabeth (John) Scofield,...
Philomena R. Totilo
Dec 14, 2019
Philomena Rose Totilo, 87, of Stamford, CT., died peacefully on Saturday, December 14th, after a decline from a long-term illness. Philomena was born July 19, 1932 in Stamford, CT. and graduated from Stamford High School in 1950. Following high school, Philomena was a long-time employee of Cummings & Lockwood law firm, where she worked for many of the founding...
Christa J. Bray
Dec 14, 2019
Christa Schneider Bray, 56, a long-term resident of Norwalk, died suddenly on Saturday, December 14, 2019. She and her brother, Todd Regan Schneider, enjoyed growing up in the Broad River area of Norwalk, where they went to Ponus Ridge Middle School, then to Brien McMahon High School. Christa worked for the Norwalk School System as a teaching assistant for...
