Serafina Procaccini
June 20, 1920 — October 31, 2013
Serafina “Sam” Procaccini, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Cassena Care in Norwalk, CT with his loving family by his side. He was born in Stamford on June 20, 1920 to the late Antonio and Maria DeRosa Procaccini.
Sam and his twin brother Frank, grew up in Darien, CT during the Great Depression Era. When their father died in 1933, they were left with the responsibility at a very young age of supporting their mother and sisters. Sam served briefly in the United States Army following World War II. He later worked at Electrolux in Old Greenwich, where he built a long and successful career of forty years, until his retirement in 1988.
In 1948, he married the true love of his life, Virginia “Jean” Tedesco. Over their forty four years together, they enjoyed many family gatherings and vacations and shared a love of the New York Yankees, frequently traveling to Spring Training to watch their beloved team. As they built a life and family together, Sam never wavered in his respect and desire for hard work and especially loved working outdoors. Over the years and continuing long after his retirement, he worked maintaining two Greenwich estates and had a scrap metal recycling business. Whether you knew him as Seri, Sam, Jack or Poppy, he was loved by all. In his later years, Sam was able to stay in his own home with the loving help and companionship of his grandson Jeff Procaccini and his wife Loren.
Sam is survived by his son Robert J. Procaccini, Sr. and his wife Mary Beth of Norwalk, his daughter Carolyn Mueller and her husband Richard of Wilton; two grandsons, Robert J. Procaccini Jr. and his wife Dineen of Stamford and Jeff Procaccini and his wife Loren, of Stamford. Two granddaughters; Christi Caspe and her husband Daniel of New York, NY and Kimberly Mueller of Norwalk. He is also survived by a great granddaughter Ella Procaccini and a great grandson Dylan Procaccini, as well as his sister Laura Sabia, all of Stamford and his longtime companion Florence Bianco of Darien. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Besides his parents, Sam was predeceased by his loving wife Jean in 1992, his twin brother Frank Procaccini and his sister Angie Seaman.
The family would like to express their sincerest thanks to the Staff of Cassena Care Norwalk for their genuine and compassionate care of their father during the last month of his life. Their kindnesses were a blessing to all who loved him.
Family and friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT on Monday November 4, 2013 from 9:30 to 11:00AM, with a prayer service to be held at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Rockrimmon Road, Stamford.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made in Sam’s name to the American Red Cross, 112 Prospect Street, 2nd Floor, Stamford, CT 06905.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com.
Sam and his twin brother Frank, grew up in Darien, CT during the Great Depression Era. When their father died in 1933, they were left with the responsibility at a very young age of supporting their mother and sisters. Sam served briefly in the United States Army following World War II. He later worked at Electrolux in Old Greenwich, where he built a long and successful career of forty years, until his retirement in 1988.
In 1948, he married the true love of his life, Virginia “Jean” Tedesco. Over their forty four years together, they enjoyed many family gatherings and vacations and shared a love of the New York Yankees, frequently traveling to Spring Training to watch their beloved team. As they built a life and family together, Sam never wavered in his respect and desire for hard work and especially loved working outdoors. Over the years and continuing long after his retirement, he worked maintaining two Greenwich estates and had a scrap metal recycling business. Whether you knew him as Seri, Sam, Jack or Poppy, he was loved by all. In his later years, Sam was able to stay in his own home with the loving help and companionship of his grandson Jeff Procaccini and his wife Loren.
Sam is survived by his son Robert J. Procaccini, Sr. and his wife Mary Beth of Norwalk, his daughter Carolyn Mueller and her husband Richard of Wilton; two grandsons, Robert J. Procaccini Jr. and his wife Dineen of Stamford and Jeff Procaccini and his wife Loren, of Stamford. Two granddaughters; Christi Caspe and her husband Daniel of New York, NY and Kimberly Mueller of Norwalk. He is also survived by a great granddaughter Ella Procaccini and a great grandson Dylan Procaccini, as well as his sister Laura Sabia, all of Stamford and his longtime companion Florence Bianco of Darien. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Besides his parents, Sam was predeceased by his loving wife Jean in 1992, his twin brother Frank Procaccini and his sister Angie Seaman.
The family would like to express their sincerest thanks to the Staff of Cassena Care Norwalk for their genuine and compassionate care of their father during the last month of his life. Their kindnesses were a blessing to all who loved him.
Family and friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT on Monday November 4, 2013 from 9:30 to 11:00AM, with a prayer service to be held at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Rockrimmon Road, Stamford.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made in Sam’s name to the American Red Cross, 112 Prospect Street, 2nd Floor, Stamford, CT 06905.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com.
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