Obituary of Annette B. Deyo

Annette Masciola Deyo, age 78, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late George J. (Gunner) Deyo Jr., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bridgeport on May 10, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Enrico and Jennie Ferraro Masciola. Annette attended Harding High School and worked at Alteri's bakery with her future husband. Annette was married for over 50 years spending her life raising not only her 8 children and many grandchildren but an entire neighborhood of children as well. There wasn't a child that could not be loved by her. She spent many years doing charity work for Muscular Dystrophy and Cerebral Palsy. Annette was always giving of herself never asking anything in return. She opened her home to anyone in need, if you needed a meal she was there, if you needed someone to talk to, or just a push in the right direction she was always there. Annette was the rock and foundation to all. Known as Ma to everyone, she will be sadly missed and never forgotten. Annette has walked down many roads in her life to do right by others, it is her time to be at peace and let our loving God embrace her. In addition to her husband, Gunner, she was pre-deceased by a grandson George P. Deyo III, daughter-in-law, Lisa Ferrara Deyo, brothers-in-law, Thomas A. Deyo and James Taft and siblings, Jeannette Urban, Enrico I, Enrico II, Emily, Rita and John Masciola. Survivors include her loving children, Rita Deyo, George Deyo and his wife Donna, Thomas Deyo and his wife Doreen, Concetta Gutman and her husband Michael, Richard Deyo, Peter Deyo and his wife Kathie, Ann Lauro and her husband Michael, Anthony Deyo, 10 grandchildren, Jennifer Burns, Michael Deyo and his wife Laura, Jennifer Deyo, Michael Gutman Jr., Jonathan Deyo, Sarah Deyo, Kenneth Gutman, Richard Deyo Jr., Michael Lauro Jr. and Jack Deyo, two great grandchildren, Elisabeth Benway and Cailyn Deyo. She also leave a brother Dominic Masciola and his wife Cookie, four sisters, Louise Ruggiero, Gloria Masciola, Betty Salamanca and Dolores Yaremich, Brother-in-law Peter Deyo as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 11:00 a.m. in St. Andrew Church, Bridgeport for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will take place on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford. Relatives and friends may greet the family on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. In Lieu of flowers those desiring may make memorial contributions to St. Jude's Children Research Hospital 510 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.