Obituary of Antonetta C. Leone

Antonetta Fabrizio Leone, age 89, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Donato Leone, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Sora, Italy on September 24, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Filippa DiBona Fabrizio. A talented seamstress, Antonetta worked for many years at Julie Allen Bridal Shop. She was a fantastic cook who made holidays special with her Italian traditions. She cherished her time spent with family and her close friends, Pia, Joanne, and Lisa. Antonetta was particularly proud of her son and daughters and of her Italian culture. She enjoyed listening to Italian music, especially Andrea Bocelli. She always welcomed everyone with open arms who was at her table. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend who will be truly missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include her four loving children, Donato Leone, Rita Lichtman and her husband Robert, and Lucia Leone and her fiance Robert Ubaldo, and Joanna Leone, her sister Anna Coster, and son-in-law Mark Muccino, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Donato, she was predeceased by her daughters Cesidia Leone and Susan Buczek, her brothers Rocco and Rolando Fabrizio, and brother-in-law Frederick Coster.

Friends are invited to meet directly in St. Theresa Church, 5301 Main St., Trumbull on Thursday, June 1st, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Monroe. Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, 1088 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605 or the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.