Antonio Pelliccione

Antonio Pelliccione, 95, of Stamford, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Antonio was born on October 11, 1928 in Minturno, Italy to the late Giuseppe and Rosa (Mallozzi) Pelliccione.
Antonio and his family immigrated to Stamford in 1948. He met his wife Rose when they attended night school to learn English and married in 1951. They were married for more than 60 years. They raised their children with love, respect for others and stressed the importance of a good education. Antonio was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. When Rose was stricken with dementia he lovingly cared for her at home until her death.
Antonio is survived by his loving children Roseann Diana and her husband Vincent, Joseph Pelliccione, Lina Pelliccione, Frank Pelliccione and his wife Lavinia, his grandchildren Vincent Richard Diana and his wife Tania, Matthew and Christopher Pelliccione and his great-grandchildren, Isabella Rose Diana and Harrison and Emmett Pelliccione. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
Besides his parents, Antonio is predeceased by his loving wife Rosaria “Rose” Bria Pelliccione and his siblings, Sr. Mary Pelliccione FMA, Vincent Pelliccione and his wife Marjorie and Benedetto Pelliccione.
A funeral procession will leave the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM and proceed to St. Maurice RC Church, 358 Glenbrook Road, Stamford for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 9:30 AM. Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Rockrimmon Road, Stamford, CT. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, June 10, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Antonio’s memory to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10306 or online at t2t.org/donate.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com.