Gionfriddo Gionfriddo

Giuseppe Gionfriddo, 92, of Hartford, beloved husband of the late Concetta (Pantano) Gionfriddo, passed away on Thursday (November 29, 2007). He was born in Canicattini Bagni, province of Siracusa, Sicily and had lived in the area for many years. He was a machine operator retiring many years ago. He was an Italian Army Veteran of World War II and he was also a prisoner of war in England for seven years. He leaves his loving family behind, a son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Tina Gionfriddo of Cromwell; grandchildren, John and his wife Antonella Gionfriddo, Laura and her husband Alex Trujillo, Mary and her husband Robert Cieri, Paul Gionfriddo Jr., Salvatore Gionfriddo; great-grandchildren, Sabrina and Giulianna Gionfriddo, Alyssa and Liliana Trujillo and Justin and Jake Cieri. He was predeceased by a son Giovanni Gionfriddo and brothers, Paolo, Sebastian and Salvatore Gionfriddo. Funeral services will be Monday, at 9 a.m. from the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield, with a Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St. Luke's Church, Hartford. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Friends may call at the funeral chapel on Sunday, 4-7 p.m. For on-line expressions of sympathy please visit www.desopo.com