Michael J. CARUSO

CARUSO, Michael J. (Mickey)

Michael J. (Mickey) Caruso, husband of Annabelle (Haake) Caruso of Berlin died June 12, 2012 at home with his beloved wife of 64 years by his side. He was born in Hartford and raised in Tarrytown, NY., son of the late Michael J. and Harriet (Parnell) Caruso and lived in the Hartford area most of his life. He served as a Navy Corpsman attached to the 4th Marine Division on the Islands of Tinian, Iwo Jima and Saipan. Prior to his retirement, Mickey was a featured sportswriter for the Hartford Courant and the Hartford Times. He was also Public Relations Director for the Buffalo Bills, worked in Public Relations for the Hartford Civic Center and most recently was the CT. State Police Auxiliary Coordinator. He was also a charter member of the CT. Sportswriters Alliance and the Football Writers Association. He was a charter member of the Iwo Jima Survivors Assoc. of CT., Life Member of the 4th Marine Division Assoc., and the Naval Institute. Besides his wife, he leaves five sons and three daughters, Lawrence and Ruth Caruso of Florida, Patricia and Joseph Montineri of Glastonbury, Matthew and Denise Caruso of Windsor Locks, Susanne and Gino Torcasio of West Hartford, Michael and Janet Caruso of Granby, Anne Marie and Matthew Cirullo of Berlin, Peter and Michele Caruso of South Carolina and James and Suzanne Caruso of Glastonbury. He also leaves four brothers, John, Peter, William and Ralph Caruso, 24 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his two daughters, Carol and Mary Ann and by his son Thomas.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday June 16, 2012 in the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St, Wethersfield. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. All are asked to go directly to church. Friends may call at the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Rd. Wethersfield from 5-8 p.m. Friday June 15, 2012. To wish online condolences or for further information, visit farleysullivan.com.