David L. Caruso, age 80, entered eternal rest on October 29, 2026, at Shady Knoll Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Seymour. He was the beloved husband of Janice M. (Kowalczyk) Caruso.
Born in Bridgeport on February 5, 1946, he was the son of the late Louis D. and Lily (Raydo) Caruso. David grew up in Ansonia and was a graduate of Ansonia High School class of 1964 before moving to Seymour where he resided for the past fifty-seven years. Dave was the proprietor of the former Adamo’s Package Store on Beaver Street in Ansonia for forty years. He was a communicant of Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia and a member of its bocce league, Catholic Men’s Club and volunteered at the annual Italian Festa. He was also a social member of the Webster Hose H & L Co. #3 in Ansonia. His favorite hobby was skiing.
In addition to his wife Janice, Dave leaves to cherish his memory, sons, David J. Caruso (Rachel) of Naugatuck and Nicholas L. Caruso (Emily) of Stratford, nieces, Monica Millspaugh (Robert) and Marianeen Velleco (John), and brother-in-law, Joseph Kowalczyk (Susan) of Ansonia.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family and pay their respects on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 9:00-10:30 am in the chapel of SPINELLI-RICCIUTI FUNERAL HOME, 62 Beaver Street in Ansonia. His funeral will then proceed to Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 am. Burial will immediately follow in Mount Saint Peter Cemetery in Derby. To sign Dave’s guestbook or share a memory, please visit, www.spinelliricciutifh.com.