Lillian Vetro Lorello

Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Lillian Vetro Lorello passed away peacefully at her home in Ivoryton on Sunday morning, September 10, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late James V. Lorello who predeceased her on March 7, 2012. Lillian was born in New Haven on June 17, 1921 the daughter of Angelo and Leanarda (Fradella) Vetro. She was the only girl in a family of six children. During World War II Lillian worked at Armstrong Rubber in West Haven making rafts for the War effort. She met James Lorello one Halloween night when he was dressed as the bride in a shotgun wedding. She was asked later if it was love at first sight and she replied “well I liked his dress.” The Lorello’s started their family on Peck Avenue in West Haven, then moved to Ivoryton, Connecticut where they resided the rest of their lives. Lillian was the mother of the late Lea Lorello Smith, and is survived by her sons, J. Jeff Lorello, and Christian Salvatore Lorello. She also leaves her four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in the Resurrection Cemetery, Horse Hill Road in Westbrook. Memorial contributions may be made in Lillian’s name to Middlesex Health Care at Home, Hospice and Palliative Care, 28 Crescent Street, Middletown, CT 06457