Frank Mendillo

peacefully on Sunday, January 13. His family and close friends were by his

side.Frank was born on December 7, 1925, in New Haven, CT, to the late parents

of Antonio Mendillo and Antoinette Biondi.

Frank was a veteran of WWII and served in the US NAVY aboard the USS

Pringle. The ship was attacked and sank in the South Pacific in April of 1945.

Frank and the surviving members were stranded in the Pacific Ocean for

hours before being rescued. For his service he has received the WWII Victory

Medal and the American Campaign Medal.

Frank was a lifelong resident of Clinton, where he made his life with

Carmel and their two children Doreen and Frank Jr. He worked as a

garment cutter in the New Haven area for fifty years.

He enjoyed singing, dancing and was often known as the “life of the party’’.

Frank was also a grandfather to Kaitlin and Garett Wieczorek, who have been

a part of his generosity and humerous ways from childhood to their adult lives.

Frank is survived by his wife Carmel of 66 years, his son Frank Jr., his

daughter Doreen Wieczorek, his son-in-law Douglass and his grandchildren

Kaitlin and Garett Wieczorek.

He will be dearly missed by his family and friends who will always remember

him with a smile.

Funeral services will begin from the Swan Funeral Home, Clinton , CT, on

Saturday, January 19, followed by the Funeral Liturgy at 10 A.M. at St

Mary’s Church, Clinton ,CT.

Burial with Military Honors will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery in West Haven, CT.

Visitation hours will be Friday, January 18, from 4 to 8 P.M. at the Swan

Funeral home.