Santo John Franzo

Santo John Franzo, 81, of Rocky Hill, beloved husband for 58 years of Concetta (Sinopoli) Franzo, passed away peacefully on Monday (September 15, 2014). Born in Siracusa, Sicily on June 6, 1933, he was the son of the late Carmelo and Gina (Capodicasa) Franzo. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Santo was a tool designer, retiring in 1997 from Jacobs Vehicle Systems in Bloomfield after 22 dedicated years of service. He was a past member of the Holy Spirit Men’s Club. A loving husband, father and grandfather, he will be dearly missed by his devoted wife Concetta; five children, Gina Malinowski, Bruce C. Franzo, Marc A. Franzo, Steven S. Franzo and companion Elisa and Gary J. Franzo and wife Lynn, and his adored granddaughter, Amanda Malinowski. Santo is also survived by his brother-in-law, Vincent Sinopoli and wife Josephine and his sister-in-law, Antoinette Sinopoli. He was predeceased by his beloved grandson, Brett Malinowski. Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff at Newington Health Care for the care and compassion shown to Santo and his family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 183 Church St., Newington. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Burial with military honors will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield. Donations in Santo’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy., Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.