Maria Assunta Tosti

She is preceded in death by their father, Carmine, her mother Vincenza, her ex-husband Vittorio, her sister Guiseppina (and her spouse Enrico), her brother Diego Frank (and his spouse Raffaelina), her brother Emilio and her grandkitty Sydney.

She is survived by her brother Antonio Roberto, her daughter Rossana Emilia McHugh (and her spouse John), her daughter Linda Diana, her son Vittorio Mario, her granddaughters Natalie Ana and Samantha Rose, and her great granddaughters Daisy Ceclia and Maisy Emilia Thompson; and her grandkitty Whitty, her grandpuppies Winston Harrison, George Simon and Lilibet Diana.

Maria was actively involved in her children’s lives until she became ill with schizophrenia in 1985. Once that became manageable, she enjoyed being around her immediate and extended family and sang them Italian songs, her favorite song was about butterflies.

Maria loved with all her heart, and she often expressed this love with home-cooked meals. She poured her heart into every meal she made, every meatball, every ricotta zeppole, every chicken cutlet, every string of spaghetti. Maria’s Sunday sauce was legendary, talked about by many and she was the master of her kitchen. Champagne made her giggle and Piña Colada’s transported her to a younger era.

She also enjoyed knitting scarves for her family and friends, playing card matching games, coloring, watching Classic movies and listening to Italian songs and Italian singers like Massimo Ranieri. Maria loved to dance and sing and she loved wearing bright colors and sparkle jewelry, that matched the sparkle in her eyes when seeing the people she loved.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Service at Robertson Wright & Weymer Funeral Home in Centerbrook, CT on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10am. Visitation will begin at 10am, followed by her burial at Resurrection Cemetery in Westbrook, CT.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her honor to Brain & Behavioral Research Foundation https://bbrfoundation.org/