Ralph L. D'Angelo

Ralph L. D'Angelo
"Loving father, grandfather and great grandfather"
Ralph L. D'Angelo, 93, of Waterbury and Fort Myers, FL, passed away peacefully May 22, 2025, at Saint Mary's Hospital. He was the loving widow of Gisele Noel (Paquette) D'Angelo, who passed away in 2012.
Ralph was born June 11, 1931, in Waterbury, a son of the late Lawrence and Teresa (Trollio) D'Angelo. He was a graduate of Crosby High School Class of 1949. Before school, he could be found climbing the 318 stairs of the Republican American Clock Tower to adjust the clock. Ralph proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps, during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement, Ralph had served as a Senior Highway Engineer for the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Ralph was a former president of the Town Plot Neighborhood Association and an active and vocal supporter, who was always interested and concerned with infrastructure and layout of many of the city streets and roads. He will be remembered as a no-nonsense, hardworking family man, with a firm handshake, who will be greatly missed by those blessed to know and love him.
He leaves his sons, Robert D'Angelo and his wife, Barbara, of Naugatuck, David D'Angelo and his wife, Jane Ireland of Newport, RI, a daughter, Lisa Saunders and her husband Graham of Boca Raton, FL, his grandchildren, Erika D'Angelo and her fiancée Javier Nazario, Tricia D'Angelo and her wife Missy, Mikki D'Angelo and her significant other Maurice Canino, Rachel D'Angelo, Karyn Saunders and her husband William Stuart and Christopher Saunders, as well as 5 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother, Daniel A. D'Angelo, and his sister, Rose Bouchard.
Arrangements: Funeral will be held Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 9:00 A.M., from Chase Parkway Memorial/Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, to Our Lady Mount Carmel Church, 785 Highland Ave., Waterbury, CT 06708, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 A.M. Burial with military honors will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A calling hour will be held Tuesday morning, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, https://help.dav.org/ .