Obituary of Joseph John Ventrilio

Joseph John Ventrilio, age 95, of Sandy Hook, CT, passed away to a joyful place on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Joseph was born in Bridgeport on July 9, 1916, a son of the late Salvatore and Rosina Signore Ventriglia and lived in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Monroe and Sandy Hook. A former toolmaker, he was the owner of Monroe Gardens and Greenhouses in Monroe. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Palsa Ventrilio. A loving parent and grandparent, he is survived by his daughter, Dolores Pace of Sandy Hook, a son, Robert Ventrilio of Newtown, grandchildren James Pace, Jr. of New York City, Christopher Emmerson-Pace and his husband Scott of Monroe and Robin Pace of Danbury, a brother, Franco Ventriglia and his wife Jean of Wallingford, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife he was predeceased by brothers, Angelo, Nicholas and Charles and his sisters, Mary and Jenny. Funeral Information Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Rd., Trumbull. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Newtown. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. Donations Information Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Hwy, 2nd Fl., Rocky Hill, CT 06067