Rev. Carlos C. Cordero Jr.

CORDERO, REV. CARLOS C. JR. Reverend Carlos C. Cordero, Jr., 76 of 95 Glenbrook Avenue, Hamden died Tuesday January 10, 2012 at the Hospital of St. Raphael after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of Loorgia Garces Cordero. Rev. Cordero was born in Guayaquil, Equador on December 12, 1935, a son of the late Carlos A. and Rosaria Pacheco Cordero, and had resided in Hamden since 1987. He was a chaplain for the State of Connecticut for the past twenty four years. He previously was employed for Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford for three years, and the former Bic. Co. of Milford for many years. Rev. Codero founded and ministered the Christ, the Only Hope for Man Ministry of Bridgeport. He is also survived by a daughter, Janet (Christopher) Upson of South Riding, VA, six sons, Alex (Blanca) Cordero of Guayaquil, John Cordero of Sanford, FL, Richard (Enith) Cordero of West Haven, Joshua Cordero of New Haven, Jeremy Cordero of Wallingford, and Josiah Cordero of Hamden, five sisters, Amada, Blanca and Delfina Cordero of Guayaquil, Alicia Moreano of Leavenworth, KS and Rosa Cordero of Arlington, TX, ten grandchildren, and a great granddaughter. He was predeceased by a sister, Mercedes Cepeda, and two brothers, Carlos E. Cordero, and Fernando Cordero. A funeral service for Rev. Cordero will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Pond Hill Baptist Church, 85 Pond Hill Road, North Haven, Pastor Michael Carbaugh officiating. Burial will follow in Centerville Cemetery, Hamden. Rev. Cordero's family will receive relatives and friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Torello-Iacobucci Washington Memorial Funeral Home, 4 Washington Ave., North Haven has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.washingtonmemorialfh.com