Obituary of Florence R. Amalfitano

Florence Rita Amalfitano (Spano), age 95, of Monroe, CT, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2024 in her home of the past 69 plus years. Florence was born in 1928 in Bridgeport, CT to Vincent and Millie Spano.

She graduated from Bassick High School in 1946. She worked in several professional jobs over the years, including as an Executive Legal Assistant, and as Secretary to the Chief of Police of the town of Monroe. Most of all, she enjoyed her family, and spending time with them, her relatives and friends! She was an accomplished singer first appearing on the stage, with the name June Haven, for the USO in Bridgeport CT, and afterwards for many decades she sang with St. Jude's Catholic Church choir, and in her later years the singing tour group The Elderberries.

She also played the saxophone, piano, and was a band leader for many years. Florence enjoyed playing scrabble, doing puzzles, reading novels, and watching NY Yankee baseball. She was an avid cook and always had a wonderful offering of delicious home-made foods and desserts for many occasions, celebrations, and family gatherings.

Survivors include two sons, Andrew Amalfitano (Jill) of Erie, CO and Michael Amalfitano (Andrea) of Viera, FL, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren along with many nieces, nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Andrew L. Amalfitano, her parents, two sisters Julia and Doris, and her brother Ernest Spano.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Jude Church, 505 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Relatives and friends may greet the family on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Rd., Trumbull. For online condolences, please visit us at www.abriola.com.