Mario was born August 4, 1943, during a WWII bombing raid in Torrice Italy, to Filomena and Agostino Costantini. Mario came to America at age 11, and by the age of 21 successfully founded Milano Importing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. Mario, in 1978, then moved his family to Naples, Florida where he became a respected real estate broker and developer. Mario was a visionary and an astute businessman who loved his family, especially his nine grandchildren. He enjoyed landscape design, and working in the yard, cooking for his family and friends. Mario also loved animals and helping people however he could.
Mario is survived by Frances, his devoted loving wife of 52 years, his three children, Domenic, Lisa and Sandra, and his grandchildren. The world was a better place with Mario in it, and he will be greatly missed.
Friends and family are welcome to pay their respects at Hodges Funeral Home at Naples Memorial Gardens on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 4-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, October 12, 2018 at St. Ann Catholic Church, 475 9th Ave S., Naples, FL at 10:30 AM. He will be laid to rest at Naples Memorial Gardens immediately following.
