Frank Caruso, Sr.
November 18, 1919 — June 22, 2010
Frank G. Caruso, Sr., 90 of Cos Cob, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at Stamford Hospital. Born on November 18, 1919 in Greenwich, he was the son of the late Joseph and Caroline Smeriglio Caruso.
Frank was the owner of CCC Refuse, along with his two brothers, Joseph and Pasquale. He also worked for Mitchell Construction and, most recently, in his retirement years, for Martina’s Fruit & Gift Baskets. He was a lifetime member of the NRA, an avid deer hunter and a member of AARP. Most Importantly, Grandpop never missed a baseball game of his grandson, TJ.
Frank is survived by his son, Frank G. Caruso, Jr. and his wife Patricia; his sisters, Rosina Searles, Mary Hughes and Angelina Gauruder; his sisters-in-law, Barbara Caruso and Rose Caruso; his brother-in-law, James Santaguida; one grandson, Thomas Joseph (TJ) Caruso. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews, grand- nieces and nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, Frank was predeceased by his wife, Lena Buchetto Caruso, his sister, Carmella Santaguida and his brothers, Joseph and Pasquale Caruso.
A Funeral Procession will leave the Nicolas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 10:30AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:30AM at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, CT 06878. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Greenwich, CT. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 4:00-8:00PM.
Frank was the owner of CCC Refuse, along with his two brothers, Joseph and Pasquale. He also worked for Mitchell Construction and, most recently, in his retirement years, for Martina’s Fruit & Gift Baskets. He was a lifetime member of the NRA, an avid deer hunter and a member of AARP. Most Importantly, Grandpop never missed a baseball game of his grandson, TJ.
Frank is survived by his son, Frank G. Caruso, Jr. and his wife Patricia; his sisters, Rosina Searles, Mary Hughes and Angelina Gauruder; his sisters-in-law, Barbara Caruso and Rose Caruso; his brother-in-law, James Santaguida; one grandson, Thomas Joseph (TJ) Caruso. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews, grand- nieces and nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, Frank was predeceased by his wife, Lena Buchetto Caruso, his sister, Carmella Santaguida and his brothers, Joseph and Pasquale Caruso.
A Funeral Procession will leave the Nicolas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 10:30AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:30AM at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, CT 06878. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Greenwich, CT. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 4:00-8:00PM.
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