Dolores M. Berube

ANSONIA: Dolores M. Berube, age 92, entered eternal rest on February 23, 2024, at the Connecticut Baptist Home in Meriden. She was the beloved wife of Joseph L. Berube Sr. 

     Dolores was born in New Haven on December 19, 1931, daughter of the late Nunzio and Philomena Aitro Ardito. She was a longtime resident of Ansonia before moving to Oakview Apartments in North Haven ten years ago. Dolores was employed as a receptionist for Curtis-Ryan Honda in Shelton for many years, until her retirement. She was an avid reader who loved Danielle Steel books the most, reading well over two hundred of them. Dolores also enjoyed playing cards and bingo with her friends at Oakview. 

     In addition to her husband Joseph, Dolores leaves to cherish her memory, sons, Joseph L. Berube Jr. (Linda) of Ansonia and Arthur E. Berube (Sheryl) of East Haven, grandson, Joseph L. Berube III (Danielle) and two great-grandchildren, Joseph L. Berube IV and Claire Berube of Oxford, two step-grandchildren, Jennifer Millea (Angelo DiLorenzo) of Derby and Danny Millea (Kate) of Woodland Hills, CA, step-great-grandchildren, Gianna, Remo and Angelo DiLorenzo, James, and Molly Millea along with several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers, Gaetano, Charles, Ernest, Anthony, Peter and John Ardito and sisters, Ann Laspino, Concetta Turro, and Louise Perrotti. The family would like to thank the staff at Connecticut Baptist Homes for providing her with such loving care. 

     Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family and pay their respects on Wednesday morning, February 28, 2024, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the chapel of SPINELLI-RICCIUTI FUNERAL HOME, 62 Beaver Street in Ansonia. At noon, a prayer service in celebration of Dolores’s life will take place with Reverend Jeffrey Gubbiotti officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Saint Peter Cemetery in Derby. Contributions in Dolores’s memory may be made directly to: Connecticut Library for Accessible Books, formerly, the Connecticut State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at https://ctstatelibrary.org. To sign Dolores’s guestbook or share a memory, please visit, www.spinelliricciutifh.com.