Ralph Quatrella

QUATRELLA Ralph (Ozzie) Quatrella, age 80, of Easton, a retired Electrical engineer, died on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Jamaica, N.Y., on October 14, 1926, he was a son of the late Leonard and Maria Dioguardi Quatrella. He was raised in Bridgeport and was a resident of Easton for more than 35 years. Mr. Quatrella served in the Merchant Marines and was a U.S Air Force veteran who served during the Korean War. He attended both the University of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport Engineering Institute and retired from Norden Systems of Norwalk. He was also employed for many years at Bunker Ramo of Bridgeport. He was a member of the Gallups Island Association and the Miamogue Yacht Club. His extreme concern for waterway safety prompted him to become a safety officer of the Power Squadron. Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Rita Caruso Quatrella; four sons, Leonard Quatrella and his wife, Laura, of Kenmore, Wash.; Joseph Quatrella and his wife, Doreen, of Seymour, Daniel Quatrella and his wife Patty, of Easton, Frank Quatrella and his wife, Susan, of Harwinton; a brother, Dan Quatrella of Newtown; a sister Norma Marshall of Bridgeport; three grandchildren, Michael, James, Nicole and many nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, February 16, 2007 at 11 a.m. meeting directly at Notre Dame of Easton Church, 640 Morehouse Rd., Easton. Interment with Full Military Honors will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Friends may call on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Those desiring may make memorial contributions in his memory to The Notre Dame of Easton Church Sanctuary Fund, 640 Morehouse Rd., Easton, CT 06612. To light a virtual candle, visit us at www.abriola.com.