Obituary of Andrew Giannettino

Andrew Giannettino Sr., age 79, of Trumbull, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in St. Josephs Manor. Born in Bridgeport on February 2, 1928, he was a son of the late Peter and Margaret Scippa Giannettino and a U. S. Navy veteran.

He was an electrician and worked for the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. before becoming a teacher for the State of Connecticut. He taught at Eli Whitney and Bullard Havens Technical Schools retiring with 26 years of service. He was an avid golfer and was a proud grandfather who loved to spend time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 55 years, Jennie Louise DiMario Giannettino, a son, Andrew Giannettino Jr. and his wife Barbara of Trumbull, a daughter, Joann Giannettino Theis of Cromwell, two brothers, Peter Giannettino and his wife Barbara of Stratford and Michael Giannettino and his wife Ellen of South Carolina, sisters-in-law, Suzanne Pastor and her husband Tom of Florida, Alida Zeppieri and her husband Joseph and Mary Perciballi, all of New York, two grandchildren, Andrew Joseph and Barbara Ann and several nieces and nephews. 

Funeral services will take place on Friday, July 27, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 10:00 a.m. in St. Stephen Church, Trumbull for a Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment with full military honors will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Friends may call on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.