Frank Germano

Frank Germano, 89, of East Hartford, loving husband of over 59 years of Jeanine (Kelble) Germano, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Frank was born in Vassar Hospital on August 21, 1932, a son of Italian immigrants, Mary Nole and Fortunato Germano. He had fond memories of grammar school in Poughkeepsie, NY and wartime confidence because the president lived “just down the road”.

The entrance exam for Brooklyn Tech High School brought Frank and his hardworking mother to Brooklyn and lifelong friends. Shortly after succeeding in the “best high school” he became the best tank commander on the East Germany border with the U.S. Army “keeping the Russians honest” during the Korean conflict. Uncle Sam helped with expenses at Indiana Institute of Technology, where Frank became an Engineer and met his beloved wife Jeanine. Most of Frank’s professional career was at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford. He often would see an airplane and say proudly “I may have touched that engine”.

Frank’s greatest joy was being a father to Frank C. Germano and his wife Ann Marie, Katherine Germano and her husband Bartlomiej Kowalczyk, and Michael Germano and his wife Jennifer. He could scarcely believe he helped make such nice, smart, good-looking, accomplished individuals. They then gave him granddaughters, Isabella DelOrfano, Zabel and Ani Germano, and Francesca Germano who made his heart sing. Even not having relatives in this country, Frank was blessed with Jeanine’s in Ohio and Indiana: the Gremaux’s, Kelble’s, and Knight’s; cousins in Italy: the Nole’s, Faretta’s, and Bindi’s will miss him also.

Frank gave more than he took, was modest about his fine qualities, but stubborn about adversity; a good person to emulate. All those who loved him will feel a missing piece of their lives.

Funeral service will be Wednesday (February 2, 2022) with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 11 am at Our Lady of Peace Church of St. Edmund Campion Parish, 370 May Road, East Hartford. Burial with military honors will follow at Veteran’s Memorial Field – Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church on Wednesday morning. Frank’s family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday (February 1, 2022) from 4:30 – 6 pm at the D’Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford. Facemasks are required at all of the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Frank’s name may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. For on-line expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopoeh.com.