Nicholas T. Sorvillo, Sr., 93, of Hamden, passed away on Sunday August 5, 2012 at the CT Hospice, Branford. He was the husband of the late Louise S. Funaro Sorvillo. Born in New Haven on April 16, 1919, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Antoinette Pinto Sorvillo. Mr. Sorvillo was a machinist for the Olin-Mathieson Company and served his country faithfully in the US Army during WWII. He was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis Church, a member of the Legion of Mary at St. Francis Church, New Haven and St. Therese Church, North Haven. Father of Linda (Perin) Diana of Callawassie, SC. and Nicholas T. (Kathleen) Sorvillo, Jr., of Savannah, GA. Brother of Emily Corrado of East Haven and the late Frank Sorvillo, Rachael George and Anna Colavolpe. Grandfather of Jason & Jacquelyn Sorvillo, David, Jeffrey, and Kerrie Diana. Great-grandfather of Jake, Daniel, Dylan, Ethan, Avery Diana, Sopheia & Elodie Powell and Colin & Finley Sorvillo.
His funeral Procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue Wednesday morning at 9:30. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Francis Church, New Haven at 10:00. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 pm. Should Friends desire memorial contributions may be made to the CT Hospice Inc., 100 Double Beach Rd. Branford, CT 06405.