OBITUARY Alfred “Fred” Anthony Mangiafico September 25, 1929 – January 23, 2019 Alfred “Fred” Anthony Mangiafico, 89, of Wethersfield, beloved husband for 56 years of the late Rose (Airo) Mangiafico, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in his daughter Janice’s arms. Born in Hartford on September 25, 1929, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Josephine (Finocchiaro) Mangiafico. Fred graduated from Hartford Public High School and from AIC (American International College) with a Business Administration Degree and also earned a Master Degree.
When he was 11 years old, he shined shoes in front of his mother’s apartment building on Front Street and when he was a teenager, he worked nights at the COPACO grocery store. After that, he worked for SNET (Southern New England Telephone) Company in Meriden. From 1958 until his retirement in 1994, he worked for Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool in West Hartford as a financial planner and worked many hours of overtime.
Fred was a longtime member of Hartford UNICO and the Knights of Columbus and also belonged to the Newington Tennis Club. Fred took great pride in working outside at his home, whether building his brick patio or tending to his yard and garden. From the time his children were young, every Thursday night was house cleaning night, no matter what.
Fred was an avid golfer who loved spending time on the course with his buddies. He was a daily reader of the Hartford Courant and Wall Street Journal all his life. After his retirement, he watched CNBC daily for stock market updates.
He was a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and he was thrilled when they won the World Series in 2018. He was also a fan of the UConn Basketball teams and rarely missed a game. A loving father and grandfather, Fred will be forever missed by his three children, Janice Paladino of Wethersfield, Linda Nowacoski and husband Greg of Jamison, PA and David Mangiafico of East Longmeadow, MA and his two adored grandsons, Christopher and Ryan Nowacoski.
He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends. He was predeceased by his brother, Rosario Mangiafico and his sisters, Anna Barone and Anna Mangiafico, who died in childhood. Daddy, since the day Mommy died 11 years ago, we spent 11 years together and have been through so much, in good health and bad.
You and Mommy taught me what unconditional love is and now I know that you and Mommy are together again in heaven forever. Love, Janice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday (January 28) at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St., Wethersfield.
Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Entombment will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield.
Family and friends may call on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd. , Wethersfield. Donations in Fred’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.
To share a memory of Fred with his family, please visit www. desopofuneralchapel.com.
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