Domenick B. Vitelli, 69, of North Haven passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15th, 2024, at Yale New Haven/Smilow Hospital with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of 47 years to Antoinette Russo Vitelli. Domenick was born in New Haven on July 16th, 1954, and was the son of the late Dominick and Rita Besagni Vitelli. He was a heavy-duty truck mechanic for Barnick’s Trucking & Equipment for 30 years and for Anthony Augliera Moving & Storage. Domenick enjoyed fixing cars, building racecars and was a member of the Greco Auto Parts Racing Team. A lover of music, especially the oldies, Domenick played the guitar amongst many other instruments including the drums and was a member of the Drum Corp. Domenick had a fascination of cruise ships, he took many cruises with his family who he loved unconditionally. He was also a New York Yankees and New York Jets fan. Father of Rita Ney (Phil), Kelly Vitelli (John Votto) and Tina Vitelli (Edward Stoor). Grandfather of PJ Ney, Mia Ney, Anthony Stegos, Ariana Calderon, Isabella Stegos and Luciano Calderon. Brother of Paul Vitelli. Godfather of Mandy Russo.
The visiting hours will be Wednesday, March 20th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. A parlor service will follow at 7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929 or the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter, 749 East Main Street, Branford, CT 06405. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Rita so sorry to hear of your dads passing
Our prayers go out to you Phil and family
Our deepest sympathies to all
Fran and Chuck Galluba
My heart breaks for you, Rita and Antoinette. Praying for comfort for you and your family and all who loved him.
Rip my brother. You will be missed. You where a great friend
. Thank you all the favors you did for me. Say hi to my dad when you get to heaven
Will miss u my cousin, we had a lot of good times growing up.
You will always be in my thoughts and heart, ❤️
Rest in peace, ❤️🙏🏻
May he rest in peace knowing how much is is loved.
Ann and Susan 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Our deepest sympathy to the Vitelli Family who have been part of our lives for the last 20+ years of our lives.
We will always remember the legacy of Mr. Vitelli as an exemplary father, husband, grandpa, friend, and family warrior who had daddy’s little girls interest at the forefront to ensure each of them would grow up to be extraordinary mamas themselves, alongside Mrs. Vitelli who have filled our lives with the joy of blessing us with Ariana, Luciano and all the children of the Vitelli family.
We love all of you and know that we will forever hold Mr. Vitelli’s legacy near & dear to our hearts with great joy, until we see each other again in the heavens above.
With our heartfelt condolences, love always:
Edgar, Marilyn, Ramiro, Leonisa, Neekoli, Joshua & Giovanni Calderón