Mr. Mario DeBari Jr.

Mario DeBari, Jr., 67, longtime resident of Glastonbury and more recently of Martha’s Vineyard passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA, with his loving daughters by his side. Mario was born in Hartford on February 19, 1943, son of the late Mario Sr. and Margaret (Villa) DeBari. After high school Mario graduated with his Associates Degree in Agriculture from UConn in Storrs, CT and then received his Bachelors Degree from Delaware Valley College in Pennsylvania. Besides his love for farming, he was an avid gardener, loved music and dancing, along his taste for fine dining. He owned and operated his farm in Glastonbury, before moving to Martha’s Vineyard to open Mario’s Taxi Service.

He is survived by his two loving daughters and their families, Meredeth and Robert Zaches and their children Tyler and Brooke Zaches all of Glastonbury & Jennifer and Andrew Giantonio and their son Nicholas Giantonio, all of Windsor Locks: two sisters Dorothy Manner of Stafford Springs and Maureen Anderson and her husband David of Ocala, FL: a brother Joseph DeBari of Summerfield, FL: his former wife Emmy Lou (Carle) DeBari: along with numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

Family and friends are invited on Tuesday June 22nd at 10 a.m. to the Glastonbury Funeral Home, 450 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, for a period of visitation prior to the 11 a.m. service with Rev. David Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury. Calling hours will be on Monday, June 21st, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Mario’s memory to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, One Hospital Road, P.O. Box 1477, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. To view Mario’s tribute or send condolences online please visit www.glastonburyfuneral.com