Obituary for Armando Molinaro
Armando Molinaro, 84, of Farmington, CT, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021. Armando was born in Casalduni, Benevento, Italy on October 29, 1936, where he lived until 1958,when he immigrated to Canada and lived in London, Ontario until 1965 when he immigrated to the United States to marry his fiancé of nine years Maria D’Occhio, and settled in Connecticut.
Armando worked as a welder his entire career, from railings to aerospace parts he was proud of his profession and was appreciated for his skill. He retired in 2002 and spent his retirement doing his favorite things: traveling to visit family & friends, watching sports especially Italian soccer matches, gardening, tending to his fruit trees, hunting with his great friends, and most of all, being a Nonno spending time with his beloved grandsons and cheering them on at their hockey games.
The ultimate family man, Nonno loved gatherings with family and friends, sharing wonderful homemade meals, indulging his sweet tooth with all of Nonna’s homemade desserts and any Italian pastry he could find. Nonno enjoyed entertaining everyone with stories, jokes, “proverbi” and, beating them at card games. Although he had siblings, cousins and friends across the globe, they were always close to his heart and a phone or video call away. He was a devout Catholic and watched the televised Mass daily with his wife.
Armando leaves behind his wife of 55 years Maria, his daughters Rosanna Molinaro and Gioia Zack and her husband, his “son”, Christopher, his beloved grandsons George and Peter Zack, a sister, a brother, four sisters-in-law, numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, three brothers, a sister, Mother and Father-in-law, four brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, CT. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m.
Due to COVID and Lenten restrictions donations of flowers cannot be accepted. Instead, please consider gifts in Armando’s memory to either the Office of Radio & Television, 15 Peach Orchard Road, Prospect CT 06712 or on-line at www.ORTV.org, listing his name under Prayer Request. OR, to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center online at https://www.connecticutchildrensfoundation.org/. Checks, made payable to Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc., may be mailed to: Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc., Attn: Memorial Gifts, PO Box 412901, Boston, MA 02241-2901. Please include his name in the memo line.
The Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home in West Hartford has care of arrangements, directions and online expressions of sympathy may be made to sheehanhilbornbreen.com.
Armando worked as a welder his entire career, from railings to aerospace parts he was proud of his profession and was appreciated for his skill. He retired in 2002 and spent his retirement doing his favorite things: traveling to visit family & friends, watching sports especially Italian soccer matches, gardening, tending to his fruit trees, hunting with his great friends, and most of all, being a Nonno spending time with his beloved grandsons and cheering them on at their hockey games.
The ultimate family man, Nonno loved gatherings with family and friends, sharing wonderful homemade meals, indulging his sweet tooth with all of Nonna’s homemade desserts and any Italian pastry he could find. Nonno enjoyed entertaining everyone with stories, jokes, “proverbi” and, beating them at card games. Although he had siblings, cousins and friends across the globe, they were always close to his heart and a phone or video call away. He was a devout Catholic and watched the televised Mass daily with his wife.
Armando leaves behind his wife of 55 years Maria, his daughters Rosanna Molinaro and Gioia Zack and her husband, his “son”, Christopher, his beloved grandsons George and Peter Zack, a sister, a brother, four sisters-in-law, numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, three brothers, a sister, Mother and Father-in-law, four brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, CT. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m.
Due to COVID and Lenten restrictions donations of flowers cannot be accepted. Instead, please consider gifts in Armando’s memory to either the Office of Radio & Television, 15 Peach Orchard Road, Prospect CT 06712 or on-line at www.ORTV.org, listing his name under Prayer Request. OR, to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center online at https://www.connecticutchildrensfoundation.org/. Checks, made payable to Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc., may be mailed to: Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc., Attn: Memorial Gifts, PO Box 412901, Boston, MA 02241-2901. Please include his name in the memo line.
The Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home in West Hartford has care of arrangements, directions and online expressions of sympathy may be made to sheehanhilbornbreen.com.