Anthony "Uncle Tony" DiGianvittorio

DIGIANVITTORIO Anthony "Uncle Tony" DiGianvittorio, age 78, of Rockwell Place, Derby, entered into rest on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Griffin Hospital in Derby. He was the beloved husband of the late Getrude Conaty DiGianvittorio. Tony was born in Derby on September 29, 1928, son of the late Sabatino and Sarah Miani DiGianvittorio, and was a lifelong Derby resident. He was a plater and worked for Autoswage in Shelton for over 35 years before retiring in 1995. He was a longtime member of St. Jude's Church in Derby, and belonged to the Nutmeg Club and the Norwood Athletic Club in Ansonia. He was an avid New York Yankees Fan and loved to cook for family and friends. He is the beloved brother of Nunzio DiJon, Samuel DiJon and his wife Norma, Lita Testone and her husband Mario, and Frances Simics and her husband William. He will also be fondly remembered by his many nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews, who with their friends all called him Uncle Tony, and for all of whom he had such great love. Friends may greet the family at the Riverview Funeral Home, 390 River Road, Shelton, on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m.. His funeral procession will leave Riverview on Wednesday at 9:15 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Church in Derby. Burial will follow at Mt. St. Peters Cemetery in Derby. At the request of the family, contributions can be made in memory of his late nephew and godson to the Marc DiJon Scholarship Fund, c/o Webster Bank, 502 Howe Ave, Shelton, CT 06484, or through the funeral director.