Mary Louise Parenti
Mary Louise Parenti, 96, a longtime resident of Stamford, passed away peacefully at Norwalk Hospital surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Louise was born on June 2, 1927, in Newark, DE and was one of three children born to the late Reverend Clarence and Sarah Fox.
Louise enjoyed spending time with family and friends (always up for a good game of dominoes or cards). She loved meeting friends at the pool at the Darien YMCA and years later at the pool at the Tully Center. She was active in the First United Methodist Church Women’s Circle and Fellowship Club. Louise enjoyed traveling and reading (including religious books and occasionally indulging in fiction).
Louise worked for Murray Space Shoes in New York, then later helped to form the Parenti Molded Shoe Corp. (located in Norwalk, CT) with her late husband, Anthony. Subsequently, she worked at Pitney Bowes Credit Corporation.
Louise was preceded in death by her husband of over 30 years, Anthony A. Parenti, and is survived by her sons; Anthony J. Parenti and partner Lina Voira and James Parenti and wife Katie Hu, cherished grandchildren; Anthony A. Parenti, John M. Parenti and Mia E. Parenti, brother; James Fox and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Louise is predeceased by her brother, Clarence Fox.
A wake service for Louise will be held from 5PM to 8PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT. A funeral service for Louise will take place at 11:00AM on Friday, April 26th at First United Methodist Church, 42 Cross Road, Stamford, CT 06905. The interment will follow the service at Fairfield Memorial Park in Stamford.
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Mary Parenti
Mary Louise Parenti, 96, a longtime resident of Stamford, passed away peacefully at Norwalk Hospital surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Louise was born on June 2, 1927, in Newark, DE and was one of three children born to the late Reverend Clarence and Sarah Fox.
Louise enjoyed spending time with family and friends (always up for a good game of dominoes or cards). She loved meeting friends at the pool at the Darien YMCA and years later at the pool at the Tully Center. She was active in the First United Methodist Church Women’s Circle and Fellowship Club. Louise enjoyed traveling and reading (including religious books and occasionally indulging in fiction).
Louise worked for Murray Space Shoes in New York, then later helped to form the Parenti Molded Shoe Corp. (located in Norwalk, CT) with her late husband, Anthony. Subsequently, she worked at Pitney Bowes Credit Corporation.
Louise was preceded in death by her husband of over 30 years, Anthony A. Parenti, and is survived by her sons; Anthony J. Parenti and partner Lina Voira and James Parenti and wife Katie Hu, cherished grandchildren; Anthony A. Parenti, John M. Parenti and Mia E. Parenti, brother; James Fox and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Louise is predeceased by her brother, Clarence Fox.
A wake service for Louise will be held from 5PM to 8PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT. A funeral service for Louise will take place at 11:00AM on Friday, April 26th at First United Methodist Church, 42 Cross St., Stamford, CT 06905. The interment will follow the service at Fairfield Memorial Park in Stamford.
To leave a condolence message online please visit www.cognetta.com.
John Giagnorio
John Joseph, 93, a lifelong resident of Stamford, passed away after a brief illness on April 12th at Stamford Hospital. He was born in Stamford on November 28, 1930 to the late Joseph and Constantina D’Amato Giagnorio.
John ran Saxony Wood Products, a custom kitchen and cabinet business in Byram, CT for over 40 years. He served in the Army during the Korean War. In his retirement, he volunteered as an ombudsman for local nursing homes.
He is survived by his children, Jeannie Ruel and her husband, Kenny of CT, John Jr. and his wife Helen of ME, William of NJ, Joseph and his wife Linda of CT, as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also surviving is his friend and companion, Claire Orshalik.
John was predeceased by his loving wife, Janet, a son, James and sister, Lucy Scofield.
A graveside service at St. John’s Cemetery, Darien will be held for close friends and immediate family at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Trinidad Gutierrez
Trinidad Gutierrez Mateus from Stamford sadly left us on Thursday, April 18, 2024. She was born on April 15, 1940, in Puente Nacional, Colombia to parents Alfredo and Concepcion Gutierrez and moved to the United States in 1967. She worked as a nanny and housekeeper for local families before working at St. Joseph’s Hospital where she retired after decades of service. In her best years, she thought only of others, and less of herself and her needs. She dedicated her time to family, serving God, and traveling.
She has a very large family and was preceded in death by her sisters Amparo Gutierrez, Reinelda Gutierrez, Consuelo Gutierrez, and brothers Norberto Gutierrez and Lucas Gutierrez. Trini is survived by her sisters Maria Giribaldo (Stamford), Abeling Martinez (Stamford) Margarita Gutierrez (Stamford), Sormira Poulter (Oklahoma), Maria Elba Gutierrez (Oklahoma), Beatriz Giller (Oklahoma), and brothers Efrain Gutierrez (Stamford), Nestor Gutierrez (Norwalk), Danilo Gutierrez (Colombia), Dario Gutierrez (Milford), Jonson Gutierrez (Florida), Justo Gutierrez (Colombia) and many nieces, nephews, and God children.
Her departure comes as a great shock and deep pain that is felt throughout our entire family and extended circles. She left her kind impression on so many souls. We are left with the memories of her beautiful loving and generous spirit that will live in our hearts forever.
Please honor her memory by accompanying us this Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Cognetta Funeral Home 104 Myrtle Ave from 830 – 1030am. Followed by an 11 am Mass at St Benedict’s Church located at 1 St Benedict Circle. If you are inclined to make a contribution, please do so at Ever Loved in lieu of flowers.
Dorothy Loften
Dorothy (Dottie) Loften, 94, a lifelong resident of Stamford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Dorothy was born in Stamford on March 14, 1930, daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Wood Greene.
Dottie was a devout Christian who found joy in playing the organ at her church for more than 30 years. In addition to her musical talents, Dottie was an avid gardener and spent countless hours tending to her garden. She also worked for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stamford for over 20 years. Above all, she deeply loved her family and dedicated her life to caring for those around her. Her warmth and kindness touched the hearts of all who knew her.
Dorothy is survived by her loving grandchildren, Kristina Danehower and her husband Dave of Round Pond, ME. Megan Duffy and her husband, John of Stamford, CT and Michael Vaughan and his fiancé Allison Kozma of Stamford, CT. Great-grandchildren Anya Vaughan-Wood of Brooklyn, NY and John and Kiera Duffy of Stamford, CT; along with her son-in-law Richard Vaughan of Stratford, CT.
Besides her parents, Dorothy was predeceased by her beloved husband Dudley Loften, Jr., and their daughter Cathy Vaughan.
Dorothy’s family would like to thank the staff and caregivers from Waveny Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Fairfield County for their compassionate and loving care.
Family and friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Ave., Stamford, CT on Monday, April 22, 2024 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home at 11:00AM. A procession will follow to Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Erskine Road, Stamford, where a burial will be held.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Dorothy Loften to the American Cancer Society.
To leave an online condolence please visit www.Cognetta.com
Joseph Zinicola
Joseph “Peppino” Zinicola, 98 of Stamford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024. He was born in Santa Maria Infante, Minturno, Italy on July 18th, 1925 to Benny Zinicola and Vincenza Valente.
Joseph entered the Naval College at Venice in 1943 in the Royal Italian Navy. He was captured by the German forces after the Italian Armistice and was then transferred through several prison camps in central Europe before escaping back to Venice. During this time, he served on a firefighting vessel in Venice, while also smuggling weapons to partisans fighting the Nazi occupiers. He was discharged from the Italian Navy in 1948, and took up work as a truck driver helping to rebuild his country. He also spent much time riding his motorbike up and down the Italian coast.
He immigrated to the United States after he married the love of his life, Josephine Mallozzi Zinicola, on August 18, 1952, in Minturno, Italy. He worked a variety of jobs in Brooklyn before moving to Stamford in 1955. He worked for the Stamford Housing Authority for nearly 30 years as a boiler mechanic, where he took pride in providing heat at the Myano Lane buildings and Southfield Village. He was a longtime parishioner of St. Maurice Church and the oldest living member of the Minturnese Club. He loved to attend his grandchildren’s sporting events, fixing just about anything in his workshop and was a lover of dogs.
He is survived by his loving sons, Anthony (Lily) and Joseph (Norma), as well as his four grandchildren, Sophia, Joshua, Christina, and Michael. Also surviving is a nephew, John Zinicola (Anna), niece Maria Zinicola, and great nieces and nephews, Paul, Patricia Anthony, AnnMarie, and Susy.
In addition to his parents, Joseph was predeceased by his loving wife of 66 years, Josephine Mallozzi Zinicola, his siblings, Nicola, Caterina, and Antonio Zinicola, his sister-in-law Assunta Mallozzi Zinicola, and mother-in-law, Antonia Trionfo Mallozzi.
A funeral procession will be leaving the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 9:15 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 AM at St. Maurice RC Church,358 Glenbrook Road, Stamford. Entombment will follow at ST. John’s Mausoleum, Darien. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 3:00-6:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Joseph’s memory to Lucky Dog Refuge CT, 36 Pulaski St, Stamford, CT 0690
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com
Vinod Kurup
Vinod Kurup, 58, passed away unexpectedly on April 8, 2024, in Riverside, Connecticut. Vinod was a loving father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He was the son of the late Mr. N.V. Kurup and the late Mrs. Radha Kurup. He is survived by his wife, Meera Ayyampully, and children, Rohini and Prathit Kurup. The funeral service will be held on April 13.
Anthony Masciarelli
Anthony D. Masciarelli, of Stamford, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Stamford Hospital at the age of 84. He was born in Yonkers, NY on August 18, 1939, to the late Mary Masciarelli (nee Vozzella).
Anthony graduated from Saunders Technical High School in Yonkers, NY and went on to the University of Cincinnati, graduating with a degree in Architecture. After earning his college degree, Anthony returned home, married his wife Regina, and moved to the Turn-of-River area of Stamford, CT in the mid-1960s. Over the course of his career as an Architect, Anthony’s most notable designs were the Turn-of-River Hardware building and the main Fire Department House in downtown Stamford, as well as working on many local residences in the area. Anthony was a parishioner of St. Leo’s Parish, where he served as a Lector, a regular golfer and swimmer, enjoyed gardening, an avid fan of Women’s Collegiate Basketball, crossword puzzles, a talented artist using watercolors, and a decades long fan of the New York Giants football team.
Anthony leaves behind his beloved wife of nearly 61 years, Regina Lois Masciarelli (nee Morvant), his sons Kevin and Gary, and his grandson Marcello Dante.
A wake for Anthony will be held from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 17th at St. Leo R.C. Church, 24 Roxbury Rd., Stamford, CT 06902. The service will be at 11:00am. The interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers please consider making a memorial donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org/donate.
To leave a condolence message online please visit www.cognetta.com.
Valentina Lionetti
Valentina “Val” Lionetti, lovingly known as “Dolly,” 94, passed peacefully on the evening of April 6, 2024 at the Waveny Care Center in New Canaan , Connecticut. Valentina will be lovingly welcomed and reunited with her husband Lou, her mother and father, Lena and Santillo Uva, and her many friends that she cherished throughout her life.
Valentina was born on April 1, 1930, to Lena and Santillo in Stamford, Connecticut. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford, Connecticut. She always remained active in the Catholic community and loved her time as a candy striper at the local hospital. Valentina pursued her passion for helping others working as a phlebotomist. She also loved music. Valentina learned to read music and play beautiful piano, which her family cherished the chance to enjoy on holidays and special occasions.
Dolly met the love of her life, Lou Lionetti in the late 1940’s. They were married on June 16, 1951, at St. Mary’s Church in Stamford, Connecticut and were later blessed with three beautiful sons, Mark, David and Brian. As a devoted wife and mother, Val embraced life’s moments with an infectious enthusiasm that touched the lives of not just her family, but of all that knew her. She was a beacon of light, shining with warmth, laughter, and love wherever she went.
Her grandchildren held a special place in their hearts for their beloved “Gammy,” who was ever ready for adventure in her legendary convertible – be it for a spontaneous shopping spree, a dash to Friendly’s for ice cream, or simply tackle her daily word challenge for a surprise.
After many years of preparing delicious meals and hosting family gatherings and dinner parties, Val became a connoisseur of good food – and, of course, her prosecco – savoring every moment of indulgence with her family and friends by her side.
Valentina had an insatiable zest for living and she loved to travel with her beloved, Lou. Together, they took in many incredible destinations, bringing their curiosity and passion for culture, antiques, and cuisine to each one. When Lou passed away in 1992, Val honored his memory by carrying on the tradition of travel and antiquing with her girlfriends throughout her life.
The Sunshine State had a special place in Val’s heart, and she found pure bliss in living on the water, embracing the vibrant nightlife, and sampling the wonderful restaurants of the Palm Beaches.
Val was the life of the party, always glamorous, with a smile that could light up a room. Her presence was magnetic, drawing people in and creating unforgettable memories for all that will be cherished for generations to come. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, wife, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
Valentina is survived by her brother, Richard, and sister-in- law, Carol, her three sons and their wives, Mark (Kelli), David (Monique) and Brian (Rosemary), her eleven grandchildren Lindsay (Dan), Ashley, Michael (Ashley) Stephanie (Brett), David (Niki), Alex (Melissa), Ryan (Denise), Lucio (Amanda), Jacki, Isla, Robbie and Alex, and nine great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass celebrating Valentina’s life will take place on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 10:30 am at St. Cecilia Church, 1184 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.