Edoardo D'Alessandro

Edoardo D’Alessandro, 86, of Marlborough and formerly Cromwell, beloved husband for 56 years of the late Pasqualina (Iacobucci) D’Alessandro, passed away peacefully on Friday (January 10, 2014) with his family by his side. Born on October 3, 1927 in Pratola Peligna, province of Aquila, Italy, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Maria-Rosaria (DiNunno) D’Alessandro. Edoardo was a skilled mason and worked for Elm-Cap Industries for 24 years. He enjoyed gardening and making his own wine, but his greatest joy in life was spending time with his family. A loving father and grandfather, he will be dearly missed by his children, John D’Alessandro and his wife Susan of Berlin and Annamaria Moran and her husband Steven of Glastonbury and adored grandchildren, Dino, Lindsey and Gabriel Cassarino and Christian Edward D’Alessandro. In addition to his wife and parents, Edoardo was predeceased by a son, Dino and three infant sons, Osvaldo, Rodrigo and Luciano.

Funeral services will leave Tuesday (January 14) at 9 a.m. from the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 626 Willard Ave., Newington. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral chapel. For online expressions of sympathy, please visit www.desopo.com.