Obituary of Mario D. Posta

Mario Dominic Posta, age 81, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Josephine Staltaro Posta, passed away at home on Sunday, December 15, 2013. He was born in Bridgeport on March 5, 1932 to the late Benedetto and Filomena Ciccone Posta. A U. S. Navy veteran, he was a resident of Bridgeport for 57 years before moving to Fairfield in 1989. Mr. Posta was a lifelong parishioner of Holy Rosary Church. He retired from the Dictaphone Corp. where he was a union steward and also was a retired lead man at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford. In addition to his beloved wife of 56 years, Josephine, other survivors include a son, Dominic Posta and his wife Leticia, a daughter, Regina Abelli and her husband George Duenges, five grandchildren, Renee Abelli, Mario, Elizabeth and Nicole Posta and Geena Duengas, a brother, John Posta of Ansonia, two sisters, Angelina Porto of Stratford and Lena Smerglinolo of Bridgeport, sister-in-law, Angie Staltaro, as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by a granddaughter, Rena Fatone, two brothers, Carmen and Joseph Posta and a sister, Theresa Nicita. Funeral Information Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Rd., Trumbull and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Margaret Shrine, Bridgeport for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Lawncroft Cemetery, Fairfield. Relatives and friends may call on Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.