Michael Angelo Nargi Jr.

Michael Angelo Nargi, Jr., 79, of East Windsor, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at West Haven VA Hospital.

Born in Hartford on July 19, 1942, a son of the late Michael A. Nargi Sr. and Jennie (Castellani), Nargi, he was raised in Bloomfield and attended Bloomfield Public Schools. He had lived and raised his family in East Hartford until moving to East Windsor in 2002. Michael worked at their family business, Michael's Bakery on Main Street in East Hartford, for years until opening Day Hill Deli in Windsor with his daughter 27 years ago where he worked until his final days. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and Cuban Missile Crisis for six years, serving on the U.S.S Intrepid. He loved riding his Harley motorcycle, swimming, water-skiing, and flying his plane. He is famous for his cinnamon "Mike's Bites" and "Giant Sized Cookies." Mike was dearly loved and his sarcasm will be missed.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Eileen (Nelligan) Nargi. He leaves behind a son, Michael Nargi and his wife, Kerri (Picard) Nargi of Southwick, Massachusetts; and a daughter, Kim Arcata and Gary Connolly of Wethersfield. He also leaves behind his four grandchildren, Alexandra (her "poppy"), Mario, Nicholas, and Jenna Arcata, and his great-grandchild Sofia Arcata; his sister, Jacqueline Lagoditz and her late husband, Michael of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts; three brothers, James L. Nargi, Sr. and his wife, Loretta of Bloomfield, William T. Nargi of East Hartford, Leo G. Nargi and his wife, Robin of Southwick, Massachusetts; his niece Jacqueline Dion and her husband, James; two nephews, James Nargi Jr. and Christopher Nargi; three great-nieces; three great-nephews; a great-great-niece, and a great-great-nephew. Besides his beloved parents, he was predeceased by his youngest brother, David P. Nargi.

A funeral service celebrating Michael's life will be Thursday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m., at the D'Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter St., East Hartford. Burial with military honors will follow at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Thursday, Jan. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In memory of Mike's love of animals, especially dogs, the family has requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the Connecticut Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111 or by visiting www.cthumane.org

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