Ugo Marucci

Ugo Marucci was born in Collecorvino, Province of Pescara in the Abruzzi region of Italy. He immigrated to New York in 1955, years later he married Maria, together raising three children, living in the same home in Brooklyn for over 60 years. A man of his time, he was devoted to his family and religion. Doing the right thing and never shying away from his responsibilities, he worked six days a week for decades as a maintenance mechanic for the textile industry without complaint. Always greeting others with an infectious smile, kind words and a wink, he enjoyed a good laugh.

His love of design and how things worked was expressed through his appreciation of cars and his ability to repair anything mechanical. This made him especially popular with family and friends. If Ugo couldn't fix it, it was time to get rid of it!

Ugo loved the ocean, sitting in his favorite chair reading the Sunday New York Times, The Tablet, Il Progresso or watching the nightly news. He loved a good game of chase with his grandson Matthew. He loved a good plate of “la minestra”, pasta, pizza with fried peppers al’Abruzzese, seafood, vanilla ice cream, home town biscotti and almost anything sweet. Ugo was a religious man who never missed Sunday mass at Saints Simon & Jude Parish and if he couldn’t get to Mass he would watch them televised on his favorite Italian television channel.

Ugo is survived by his beloved wife, Maria (nee: Piscionieri). Loving father of Alessandra & Scott Weisenhoff, Carmela Marucci and Anthony Marucci. Dear nonno of Melissa Weisenhoff, Michael & Elizabeth Weisenhoff, Matthew Marucci and great-grandfather of Ryan Preneveau. Loving uncle of Antonina Calandruccio. Ugo was pre-deceased by his brother, Luigi.

In lieu of flowers, Ugo's family asks that donations be made to the Lustgarten Foundation in his memory.

The Lustgarten Foundation is the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, relentlessly focused on improving patient outcomes and making progress every day.

Due to COVID we have decided to have a private wake with only immediate family. All are welcome to the Funeral mass. Fortunately our Parish Church is large enough to practice social distancing. They have already blocked off pews to separate people attending masses. They require a mask and each family should sit six feet apart.