Fernando Corsi, 84, of Newington, died January 12, 2015 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Capestrano, L'Aquila, Italy, son of the late Fedele and Assunta (Fontecchio) Corsi. He was a communicant of Holy Spirit Church. He loved gardening and spending winters in Port St. Lucie, FL, where he and his wife Maria had many friends and warm memories. Prior to his retirement, he worked for the Mather Construction Company for many years.
Fernando was predeceased in life by his loving wife Maria (Rinaldi) Corsi, his brother Frank Corsi, his sister-in-law Vera Corsi, and his brother-in-law Toni D'Antonio. He is survived by two sons, Ennio and Patricia Corsi of Albany, NY and Frank and Camantha Corsi of Hickory, NC; a daughter Joanne and Sebastian Miano of Newington; his sisters Velia Corsi of Torino, Italy and Nina D'Antonio of Rocky Hill; six grandchildren, Adam, Jillian, Phillip, James, Meredith and Mitchell, a great-granddaughter Gianna, countless nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, January 16, 2016 10am at Holy Spirit Church, 183 Church St., Newington. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Calling hours will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015 4pm-8pm at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke., Wethersfield.
The family would like to give special thanks to the angels on earth who work in the Memory Care Unit at Atria Greenridge Place in Rocky Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of CT, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy., Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. To share a memory with the family please visit www.dillonbaxter.com