Obituary: Gloria J. (Carpinella) Ferraro, 79, of Prospect

Obituary courtesy of Chase Parkway Memorial

Gloria J. Ferraro

“Loving wife, mother, grandmother & sister”

PROSPECT, CT - Gloria J. (Carpinella) Ferraro, 79, of Prospect, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Dr. James Ferraro of Prospect.

Gloria was born in Waterbury on January 4, 1941, daughter of the late Michael and Philomena “Mae” (DeVito) Carpinella. Gloria worked as a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital until leaving to raise her family. She later worked as the office manager of her husband’s dental office, where her greetings and cheerful affect made patients’ visits to the dentist much more enjoyable.
Gloria brought her own brand of elegance to everything she did, from cooking, decorating, hosting holidays, and painting far away places, to how she carried herself with strangers or close companions alike and most especially, how she loved everyone.

She centered her life around others and by way of that, leaves behind a beautiful mosaic of close friends and family who she loved so dearly. If she was your friend, she was your friend for life. She found solace in her faith and through her love, leaves behind memories within people that we can all cherish forever.

Besides her husband James, Gloria leaves behind to cherish her memory her three children, David Ferraro and his wife Brenda of Cheshire, Laura Ferraro-Hayes and her husband Steven Hayes of Hull, MA and Dr. Richard Ferraro and his wife Ginelle of Arlington, VA. She also leaves behind her sister, Evelyn Campion of Waterbury and her four grandchildren, Olivia, James, Charlie and Rocco.

Arrangements:
Gloria passed away in the heart of the coronavirus pandemic and the family was unable to memorialize her properly and was forced to have a private funeral. In light of this there will be a memorial Mass celebrated in her honor on Saturday June 5th, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Church 4 Union City Road Prospect.

In memory of her service as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital and in support of front line workers in this crisis, memorial donations can be made in Gloria’s name to the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation.