Raffaele Giacobbe

GIACOBBE Raffaele Giacobbe, age 86, the beloved husband of Palmira (Ciano) Giacobbe for 59 years, entered into rest on Monday, August 1, 2005, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Flumeri, Avellino, Italy, on March 27, 1919, he was the son of the late Angelo and Maria Felecia (Masucci) Giacobbe and moved to Bridgeport in 1956. Mr. Giacobbe was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Italian Army, a retired employee of Dictaphone, where he worked for 22 years and Bridgeport Machine Co. Survivors include his loving children, one son, Giovanni Giacobbe of Bridgeport; three daughters, Michelle DeAngelis of Watertown, Angela Campbell of Sebastian, Fla. and Mary Christopher of Oxford; two brothers, Louis and Joseph Giacobbe, both of Bridgeport; two sisters, Rose Pezzella of Argentina and Prudenzia Granaudo of Italy; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Angelo and Francesco Giacobbe. Friends are invited to attend the funeral on Thursday, August 4, at 10:30 a.m., directly in St. Margaret's Shrine, 2539 Park Avenue, Bridgeport. Entombment in St. Michael's Garden Mausoleum, Stratford. Friends may call on Wednesday, from 4 to 7 p.m., in the Parente-Lauro Funeral Home, 559 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations be made to St. Margaret's Shrine, 162 Oak Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604, in memory of Raffaele.