Salvatore T. Cavagnuolo, 98, of Derby, entered into eternal rest on July 11, 2016, at Bishop Wicke H.C. in Shelton. He was the loving husband of 58 years to the late Theresa Ladona Cavagnuolo.
Mr. Cavagnuolo was born in Derby on July 18, 1917, son of the late Salvatore and Anna Raucci Cavagnuolo. He was a graduate of Derby High School in 1935. As a young man, Sal played basketball and softball as a member of the Lafayette A.C. He was employed at Apex Tool and Blumenthal’s and later at Sikorsky Aircraft for 32 years, until his retirement as a foreman in 1979. Sal was an avid reader and could often be found with his buddies at the Derby Neck Library. He loved doing the crossword puzzles and cryptograms found in the CT Post on a daily basis. Up until a few days before his passing, he still did crossword puzzles with his daughter and son. Sal was a communicant of St. Mary Church in Derby and a member of its Catholic Men’s Club. He was also a member of the “Osborndale Gang”.
Sal is survived by his children, Ann Marie Mirisola (Charles) of Derby, Louise Ann Lombardi (Joseph) of Ansonia and Joseph Cavagnuolo (Marlene) of Trumbull, cherished grandchildren, Marci Mirisola (Melissa Picone), Melissa Shea (Daniel), Caren Fauci (Thomas) and Jared Cavagnuolo (Stephanie), great-grandchildren, Max Salvatore Picone-Mirisola, Thomas “T.J.”, Tyler and Talia Fauci, Marissa and Brandon Shea and Jude Thomas Cavagnuolo. He is also survived by brothers, Ralph and John Cavagnuolo and a sister, Catherine Pereiras all of Derby and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his companion and friend of many years, Mary Genga, brothers, Domenic, Louis, Fred and Frank Cavagnuolo and sisters, Mary Belford and Concetta Wasko.
Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday July 13, 2016, from 4 – 7 pm in the chapel of the SPINELLI-RICCIUTI/BEDNAR-OSIECKI FUNERAL HOME, 62 Beaver Street in Ansonia. On Thursday, his funeral will commence at 9:15 am from the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am at St. Mary Church in Derby. Interment will immediately follow in Mt. St. Peter Cemetery in Derby.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sal’s memory may be made to St. Mary Church through the funeral home.
The family wishes to thank the nurses and aides at Bishop Wicke Health Center for the loving care they provided for dad the past two years.
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