Gabriele Ciogli, 81 of Rocky Hill passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021. Born January 1, 1940 in Capestrano, province of L’Aquila, Italy, he was the son of the late Lucio and Maria (Fontecchio) Ciogli. Gabriele was predeceased by his loving wife of 53 years, Licia (Acquafondata) Ciogli. Prior to his immigration to the United States, he was proud to serve as a member of the Arma Carabinieri, an Italian national law enforcement organization. Gabriele was a dedicated employee for almost 35 years at the Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Hartford. After his retirement, he enjoyed traveling, watching sports and especially spending time with family and friends. He was a longtime member of the Order of the Sons of Italy, the Mt. Carmel-St. Christina Society, and the Our Lady of Grace Society.
A loving husband, father, and grandfather, he will be forever missed by his son, Lucio Ciogli, his daughter Maria (Ciogli) Posteraro her husband Anthony and he will be especially missed by the love of his life, his granddaughter Alessandra.
Gabriele is survived by his brother Antonio Ciogli, sister AnnaMaria Ciogli, both of Italy, and his nieces and nephew and their families, Angela Mezzanotte (Paul Jordan), Joanne (Mezzanotte) Fappiano (Gary Fappiano) and daughter Aubry Fappiano (Mark Nugent), Paul Flebeau (Loreene Flebeau) and son Cody Flebeau (Jackie Flebeau).
In addition, Gabriele leaves many close friends, especially Angelo and Maria Vignone. Gabriele’s family would like to express their sincere thanks to Dr. Joel Silver and his staff, the Manchester Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Medical Unit transfusion nurses, and the nurses and staff of St. Francis Hospital 8-1 for taking such good care of him.
Due to the pandemic all services will be private for the family only. The Mass of Christian Burial will be viewable via livestream on the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/562223317445985) on Saturday, May 8th at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org), or The American Red Cross (www.redcrossblood.org). For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.18