John Joseph DiMatteo

He was born Feb. 19, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Gaetano and Rosa Maratea DiMatteo.

He studied woodworking and auto mechanics. John was a Korean War Veteran serving in the Navy. He was a Longshoreman on the Brooklyn waterfront, a licensed locksmith, spreadsheet enthusiast, and retired from IBM after a long career as a manager and financial analyst.

He was a resident of Bethel from 1971 until moving to North Ft. Myers, Fla., in 1994. He returned to Connecticut in 2012.

He is survived by a daughter, Roseann DiMatteo, and her husband Albert Burgasser, of Sherman, and a son, John J. DiMatteo Jr., and his wife Kathryn Muller of Redwood City, CA. He was predeceased by five siblings and is survived by a brother-in-law and several sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 12 noon.at St. Joseph Church, 8 Robinson Ave, Danbury, CT 06810.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or Regional Hospice of Western CT at 30 Milestone Rd, Danbury, CT 06810.