Raymond "Ray" F. Benedetto

Raymond “Ray” Benedetto passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Monday April 25, 2022. He was born in Hartford on October 28, 1937, the son of the late Joseph and Antoinette Benedetto. He was the beloved husband of Dolores “Dee” (DiManno) Benedetto for 61 years; they lived and raised their family in Rocky Hill for over 40 years before moving to Portland in 2005. Ray was the owner of the Silas Deane Supermarket in the 1970’s, and was further employed by Better Brands, Aetna Insurance, and Price Waterhouse. He was a long-time member of St. James/St. Josephine Bakhita Parish of Rocky Hill, where he was a Eucharistic Minister and Sextant. In his spare time, Ray loved to watch UCONN women’s basketball, the Red Sox and Patriots, and complete his model ships and puzzles. He loved his Sunday pasta dinners with the family, and of course making sausage with his brothers were the days he cherished the most.

He is survived by his wife Dee; his children, Thomas Benedetto of Rocky Hill, Mark Benedetto and his wife Lois of West Hartford and Darlene Crickmore and her husband Kevin of Manchester; his five grandchildren, Kayla Benedetto of West Hartford, Gabrielle Benedetto of Old Bridge, NJ, Megan Benedetto of North Haven and Joseph and Timothy Crickmore of Manchester. Ray also leaves behind his brothers, Anthony “Tony” Benedetto and his wife Jane of Holland, MA and William “Bill” Benedetto and his wife Joan of Cheshire, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins whom he cherished. Ray was predeceased by his sister-in-law, Theresa “Terry” Benedetto.

There will be a Mass celebrating Ray’s life on Monday, May 2 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Josephine Bakhita Parish at St. James Church, Rocky Hill. Donations in Ray’s memory may be made to St. Josephine Bakhita Parish, 767 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or The National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, or at kidney.org. The D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, Wethersfield has been entrusted with the arrangements. To share a memory of Ray with his family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.