Emilio Parente, 74, of North Haven, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Yale New Haven Hospital with more than 40 loving family members by his side. He was the beloved husband of 48 years to Maria Giovanna Frasca Parente. Emilio was born in Cerreto Sannita, province of Benevento, Italy on October 22, 1945 and was the son of the late Ciro and Maria Fiorito Parente. He had worked as a spot welder at the former Stone Safety for many years and subsequently at the former U.S. Surgical. Emilio enjoyed soccer – coaching youth soccer teams and always rooting for his favorite team, Napoli. He loved collections of all kinds and his gardens were the envy of all. His siblings were his very best friends and he spent time with them daily. Whether on trips to the casino, buying scratch tickets, or shopping, Emilio had fun negotiating and arguing, but was one of the most generous people to walk this earth. He had a special bond with his nieces and nephews, who continue to tell stories of their fun-loving zio. As an immigrant to this country, he worked hard to give his children a wonderful life and they are forever thankful. His greatest joys were his grandchildren, whom he cherished and loved unconditionally. Father of Ciro (Heather) Parente of Durham, Fabio N. (Luisa) Parente of East Hampton, and Maria E. (Nikolaos) Parente Lefkimiatis of North Haven. Grandfather of Emilio, Clinton, Abriana, Olivia, Niko and Alessio. Brother of Nina (Edoardo) Scala of Palermo, Italy, Lorenzo (Kathy) Parente of Cheshire, Luciano (Eleonora) Parente of Farmington, Lucia (Antonio) Biondi of North Haven, Giulia (Domenico) Buontempo of North Haven, and the late Grazia (Michele) Bello, Filomena (Rodolfo) Fraschilla and Antonio Parente. Brother-in-law of Vicky Parente of Torrington and Maria Teresa Frasca and Emanuele (Giovanna) Frasca of Italy. He is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews.
The visiting hours will be on Sunday from 3 to 7pm at the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. His funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 9:30 Monday morning. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 57 Pond Hill Road, North Haven at 10:00. Entombment will follow in the All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, CDG CARE, PO Box 38832, Colorado Springs, CO 80937-8832.
The best Zio! We love you and will miss you forever!
Condoglianze a tutti da parte mia e la mia famiglia mi dispiace tanto emilio era una persona straordinaria!!!
Ciro and Heather: My deepest sympathy in the loss of your loved one. May he Rest in Peace
Our sincere sympathy to the family. Mau he rest in peace.
Heather, Ciro, boys and Parente Family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Wishing you all warm memories to help you through this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Rosalina and Alex Gil
Zio was one of the brightest lights in our family. He brought joy and laughter when he entered a room. His love for his nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephew was truly an unconditional love and an amazing bond. He will will be greatly missed but forever in our hearts.
Our heartfelt condolences to the Parente family at this sad time. We loved Emilio such a kind, wonderful and loving man. He will be missed very much 🙏🏻🙏🏻✝️
God bless all
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Emilio was a kind and gentle man. He was a ready to lend a hand, spend time, and always–always had a positive and enthusiastic response to all that was happening.
If he could help in any way he was right there at the center to do all that he could. He never missed an opportunity to rise to the occasion to be that person who goes out of their way to help.
He was a gentleman and a man that many should admire. We will miss him and hold him in our prayers.
Ciro & Heather, my sincere deepest sympathy for you and your entire family. May he Rest in Peace ♡♡♡♡♡♡
So sorry to hear of Mr Parente’s passing he was a regular customer at big y we all would like to extend our condolences to all his family we will miss him