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Obituaries: Mariano "Mario" Fontanazza, Melissa Dunn, Blanca A. De Ocejo

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Mariano "Mario" Fontanazza

Mariano "Mario" Fontanazza, 76, of Wethersfield and formerly Hartford, beloved husband for 54 years of Angela (Giadone) Fontanazza, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, (March 2, 2013). Mario was born on Feb. 5, 1937 in Calascibetta (Enna) Sicily, son of the late Eduardo and Rosaria (Ferraro) Fontanazza. He was a retired baker for Wonder Bread. Mario was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. In his retirement, he enjoyed being at home with his wife, family gatherings, working on his vegetable garden and playing cards and bingo at the Luna Social Club. He made many neighborhood friends while working on his garden, chatting with anybody that passed by and giving away tomatoes. He was soft-spoken, gentle and generous with a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make friends and family laugh with his practical jokes. Many summers were spent at the family cottage in Madison, fishing with his young children and relaxing with his wife on the beach while the children played. 

Read Mariano "Mario" Fontanazza's full obituary on legacy.com.

 

Melissa Dunn

Melissa Dunn, age 56, of New Haven, CT, formerly Of Madison, CT, passed away on February 27, 2013. Melissa was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on November 13, 1956 to Judith Koch and the late Lee Herbert Brown. In addition to her loving mother, Judith, Melissa is survived by her loving stepfather George C. Koch, her brother Jonathan Brown, her sister Ellen Aub and husband Ted, her neices and nephew, Samatha and Joshua Romano and Thea and Anita Aub, and her uncle Donald Marston of Augusta, Maine. Melissa loved her family, her cat and she loved to read. 

Read Melissa Dunn's full obituary on legacy.com.

 

Blanca A. De Ocejo

De Ocejo, Blanca A., 86, of Palm Coast, formerly of West Hartford and Madison, CT, died on March 3, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born in Rodas, Cuba in 1927, she was an accounting professional and national Accounts Analyst for Aetna Life & Casualty, in Hartford, CT, for most of her career. Blanca was foremost a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother ("Tata") to her surviving husband Jose Luis de Ocejo, her son Luis, her daughter-in-law Anne, grandchildren Timothy, Corinne and Christian, and her favorite pet-Halle. She is also survived by many relatives and close friends in South Florida and Connecticut. She will be missed by all of us. The family is most grateful to her fantastic caregivers-Minerva Marrero, Sandra Moraes and the staff of the Windsor of Palm Coast and Odyssey Hospice.

Read Blanca A. De Ocejo's full obituary on legacy.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Charles May 25, 2013 at 06:37 am
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MAC May 25, 2013 at 12:57 am
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JC May 22, 2013 at 11:36 am
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Leslie S May 22, 2013 at 08:51 am
I'm so lucky!! For 10 years my dogs have frolicked safely in the back part of Bauer - away from theRead More roads, traffic and homes - closer to the back of the HS. I have never heard any dogs bark or 'yap', never saw a dog run into the gardens and destroy the plots, never saw a dog fight or kids being assaulted and luckily avoided all the poop they are leaving behind although I do dodge the deer pellets. My timing must be stellar to avoid all the bad dogs, their dismal behavior and threats to others. Whew!!
JC May 22, 2013 at 08:47 am
The whole state is tick infested. Luckily, dogs can use a product called Frontline Top Spot or itsRead More cheaper generic equivalent, which completely protects them from ticks and fleas. On the shoreline to Middletown, you should be using it on your dog year round. I once saw a deer tick crawling on SNOW in Madison near the Country School in February. The Lyme vacine is ineffective in most canines and most canines that get Lyme, shake it off in time - unlike humans. Top Spot keeps the ticks off or dead for the humans that pet the dog. Regardless, dogs running on cut grass some distance from woods or taller grass won't encounter many if any ticks. Especially if the outer perimeter of the fence is treated in spring and fall.