S. John “Chef” Ciaffaglione, 75, beloved husband of Joyce (Bednarz) Ciaffaglione of Farmington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Arden Courts of Farmington. John was born in New Britain and was the son of the late John and Sofia Ciaffaglione. John enjoyed spending time at his special haven, his beloved beach house in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was also active in various business ventures including owner and operator of People’s Oil Co. and was one of the first to build and manage apartment buildings in the City of New Britain.
A loving husband, father and grandfather, in addition to his devoted of wife, Joyce of 54 years, he will be dearly missed by; his daughter Jill Calibey and husband Greg of Avon, his son, John C. Ciaffaglione of Newington, his son Joseph A. Ciaffaglione of New Britain and his daughter Joann L. Cappello of Avon. “Poppa” will be forever missed by his precious four grandchildren: Brendan and Sean Comer and Mitchell and Caroline Cappello, who were his pride and joy. He never missed any of their sporting events and will always be their biggest fan. John also leaves several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters: Lucie Massa and Connie Oliva and a brother, Sebastian Ciaffaglione.
Funeral Services will begin Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 9:00am from New Britain Memorial Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave, New Britain, followed by the funeral liturgy at 10:00am at the Church of St. Patrick, 110 Main St., Farmington. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Visitation hours will be held Friday, February 10, 2012 from 5-8pm at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to: CT/APDA (Parkinsons), 27 Allendale Drive, North Haven, CT 06473. http://www.ctapda.org/donations.html. The Ciaffaglione family would like to extend a special thank you to all the angels at Arden Courts of Farmington for all the compassionate care and love extended to John and his family during his stay. For directions or to extend an online condolence, please see attached links.
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