Emanuel "Manny" STRANO

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Emanuel STRANO Obituary

STRANO, Emanuel "Manny"

Emanuel "Manny" Strano, 88, of South Glastonbury, loving husband for over 57 years of Jean (Buscema) Strano, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Marlborough Health Care Center. Born in Hartford on March 22, 1925, a son of the late Angelo and Carmella (Inturri) Strano, he had resided in the Hartford/East Hartford area for most of his life prior to moving to South Glastonbury thirteen years ago. Prior to his retirement, Manny was the owner and baker for over forty years at Strano Bakery, Manchester. Manny loved going dancing with his beloved wife, enjoyed playing cards, and following boxing. Along with his parents, he was predeceased by a son, George Strano of East Hartford; a daughter, Carol Mazzo of Manchester; two brothers, Salvatore Strano of Newington and Jimmy Strano of Vernon; and a sister, Jenny Amato of New Britain. Besides his devoted wife, Jean, Manny is survived by a son, Angelo Strano and his fiancée, Linda Bryans, of South Glastonbury with whom he made his home; six special grandchildren, Jessica Strano-Rex and her husband, Matthew of Massachusetts, Joseph Strano of South Glastonbury, Gina Lastrina and her husband, Sebastian, of South Windsor, Jimmy Mazzo and Mark Mazzo both of Florida; Emmanuel Strano of Middletown; seven adored great-grandchildren; and several loving nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 28, at 9 a.m. from the D'ESOPO-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, corner of Main Street/Maplewood Avenue, East Hartford. Burial will follow at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, August 27, from 4-7 p.m. Memorial contributions in Manny's name may be made to Masonicare Home Health & Hospice, 111 Founders Plaza, Suite 200, East Hartford, CT 06108, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy, Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Manny's family would like to extend their sincere gratitude and appreciation to Carol from the Masonicare Hospice for her professionalism, care, love, and compassion given to Manny and his entire family. For online expressions of sympathy to the family please visit www.desopo.com.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Aug. 26, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Emanuel STRANO

11 Entries

Aida Freitas (Bella Pizza)

August 30, 2013

Angelo, Jean and Family, May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived. My thoughts and prayer are with you during this time of sorrow..

Anthony Spinella

August 28, 2013

My memories - all good - of Nana go back a long time and I knew the family. My prayers are with him and you.

August 27, 2013

To all the Strano family,
Sorry to hear of Manny's passing as he was quite a guy. Ever the gentleman & always there to bring a smile to everyone. It was a pleasure to see him whether at family gatherings, at work at the bakery or just out and about town. He was so proud of his family & they of him.

Peace,
Diane & David Kumnick

Terry & Sam Blais

August 27, 2013

To the entire Strano family,

Our deepest sympathy & thoughts & prayers are with you...may God bless you all & keep you in his grace...

Blais Family

James Amenta

August 27, 2013

Jean, Angelo and the entire Strano family, we are so sorry for your lose. We are so far away but we are sending prayers and our deepest sympathies to you all. We will always treasure the time we spent with Manny and the family, especially playing "May-I". God bless and we miss you all dearly, Jim,Julie,Branden,Madison, and Tyler Amenta

August 27, 2013

Angelo/Aunt Jeana

I am so sorry for your loss. Uncle Manny was a wonderful, kind and caring man who so loved his family and friends. He always had an ear to lend and a smile in his heart. You are so blessed to have had him as your dad/husband as he was to have you all in his life. He will be so missed, by so many, myself included.

With Love,

Tammy Manente

adeline aforismo

August 27, 2013

Jean and Angelo, all though we are far away we are thinking of you. The 4 of us had some great times together. You are in our prayers.

Love,

Adeline & Val Aforismo

David O'Dea

August 26, 2013

My most sincere condolences to Jean, Angelo, and the entire Strano family. I was deeply saddened to hear of Manny's passing. In some ways, I grew up at The Strano Bakery. I worked there through my late teens and early twenties and I was always amazed, and a little disappointed, that I could never work as hard as Manny or as fast as Jean. Of course, I learned about hard work from Manny, but I also learned lessons about business and life that I still apply to this day.
I have had many bosses in the past 30+ years, but Manny was the only one who sang while he worked. Manny actually made it a pleasure to come to work at 3 o'clock in the morning on a Saturday. Thank you Manny, you will be missed. God bless you Jean and the whole family.

August 26, 2013

I will always remember Uncle Manny being a kind-hearted man. He will definitely be missed. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Pietro & Christine

Ron Barry

August 26, 2013

My condolences go out to the entire Strano Family.Sincerely, Ron Barry.

August 26, 2013

Joe Amato,
You are in my prayers and thoughts at this sad time.... Bonny ( Golden Pizza)

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