Mario Buontempo, 59, of Hamden passed away peacefully on Monday, June 29th, 2020 at Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford with his family by his side. He was born in Ruviano, Province of Caserta, Italy on April 4, 1961 and was the son of the late Antonio and Teresa Cusano Buontempo. Mario was the owner and operator of Mario’s Auto Repair. He was a car enthusiast, enjoyed cooking, gardening, trips to Italy, but most of all her enjoyed his family who he loved unconditionally. Father of Antonio Buontempo, Maria Teresa Buontempo-Fernandes (Jason) and Vincenzo Buontempo (Melissa). Grandfather of Joseph, Vincenzo, Luciano, Liana, Gaetano, Lily, Jace and Donato. Brother of Giuseppina Buontempo (Nunzio), Dominico Buontempo (Giulia), Dante Buontempo (Assunta), Maurizio Buontempo (Assunta), Angelo Buontempo and Maria Buontempo (Dominico). Also survived by many nieces and nephew. Special thanks to all the nurses and staff at the Milne 2 Floor at Gaylord Hospital for the excellent comfort and care they provided.
The visiting hours will be on Thursday, July 2nd from 4 to 8 PM at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. His funeral procession will leave the funeral home on Friday morning, July 3rd at 9:30. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Avenue, North Haven at 10:00. Entombment will follow in the All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be mad to Gaylord Hospital, 50 Gaylord Farm Road, Wallingford, CT 06492.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Un gran dispiacere per me personalmente perdere un cugino che havevo visto nascere e ci abbiamo voluto bene tutta la vita,voglio fare le condoglianze ai soui fratello e sorelle e si suoi figli che sono stati incredibili per tutti questi mesi a starci vicino, a voi vi voglio dire vi voglio bene,e a vostro padre ci manchera’ tanto a tutti.
R.I.P. MARIO.
I am very sorry for your loss my sincere condolance to the whole family Rip Mario💔
Don’t know where to start some many wonderful memories of our childhood in Ruviano always free spirited and smiling that is the way I wanted to remember you always in my heart Love you May you continuing watch over your family RiP cugino
My deepest condolences to all of you
What a beautiful man Mario was to me
I enjoyed talking with him at his shop
I am sorry I won’t be there tomorrow
I am on my way to Puerto Rico
May he test in eternal peace
sorry for your loss.
Our sincere condolences to Mario’s brothers, sister, children, nieces and nephews , grandchildren and all of our family who knew and loved him.
In momenti così difficili, non vi sono parole per alleviare l’immenso dolore che si prova. Ragazzi vi inviamo le nostre più sentite condoglianze da Ruviano, Dove Marittiello ha mosso i primi passi e fatto le sue prime marachelle. Un abbraccio a tutti
So sad to read this … the nicest guy .. always there to help me and my husband with car issues…there was this one time i had to leave my car there and needed a loaner… he gives me this little old car .. and it was a shift car, never drove shift car .. he’s like o yes u can .. took 15 minute out of his busy day , scared and nervous that i was …puts me in the driver’s seat and tells me what to do .. after that he said go u can do this , am really busy here …. had that car for the whole week driving shift… thank you Mario for all you have done! Our deepest and sincere condolences to the whole family. Joe and Mena
We are so sorry for your loss. Mario was great guy and will be missed. May he rest in peace.
Our deepest condolences to the whole family.
From Rosamaria, Giovanna and Joseph Coppola