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John LaTerra Obituary
John LaTerra, 50, of Middletown, retired Police Officer with Middletown Police Dept., passed away on October 23, 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital, following a long illness. He was born March 23, 1968 in Middletown, son of the late Salvatore and Maria (Canarella). He was a member of St. Sebastian Church, The Italian Society of Middletown, The Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club Gertz-Meriden and a member of the Red Dog family.
He is survived by a son Salvatore Laterra, his former wife Lucia LaTerra and a daughter Vanessa Lastrina. His sister and brother-in-law Lucy Ranger and Scott Gaski. His brother Antonio Laterra and sister-in-law Nicole Laterra and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Sebastian Church, 155 Washington St. Burial will follow in the family plot in St. Sebastian Cemetery, Middlefield. Relatives and friends may call at the D'Angelo Funeral Home, 22 South Main St. on Friday from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations his memory may be made to the John LaTerra Memorial Fund for the Benefit of Salvatore Laterra c/o Liberty Bank, 315 Main St., Middletown 06457.
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David & Shari Visconti
November 9, 2018
Lucy, Tony, Lucia & Sal and extended family,
It was a pleasure to have served with your brother at M.P.D. and being a part of the family. We will miss him dearly and reminisce all the good times we enjoyed with him in the time he was here. May he ride with the angels and watches over us until we meet again.
stephanie bennett
November 4, 2018
Lucy and family, I am so terribly sorry to hear of Johns passing .He was really a great guy and I will always remember his kindness.May he always ride with the angels.Rest in peace.
Donna Linares Brown
November 3, 2018
Sal, Lucy, and Vanessa, I am so sorry for your loss of John, your in my thoughts and prayers always. To the rest of the LaTerra family, John's Brother and Sister and their families I will keep you in my prayers.
John will always be missed but Never Forgotten. My family and I offer our Deepest Sympathy and Condolences in this very sad time. John will always be in your hearts with all the memories you all shared with John. May he Rest in Peace and forever Pain Free.
Sincerly,
Donna Linares Brown and Family
Johanna Kerr
November 2, 2018
Lucy - Sincere sympathy and prayers to you and your family on the loss of your brother. May he be at peace with the angels in Heaven.
With deepest sympathy,
Johanna Kerr
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Connie Raymond
November 2, 2018
To all of the LaTerra family, I am so very sorry for your loss. Losing a sibling is an awful pain to have to endure.
Sharon Scarrozzo
November 2, 2018
My deepest sympathy to you all. Rest in peace my friend. I'll never forget all the great memories we had. Until we meet again, Ride free my Angel.
Much love and many blessings from God.
Claudia Belanger
November 1, 2018
Terry O'rourke
November 1, 2018
rip John
Brian Flaherty
November 1, 2018
RIP john I will never forget the time we had together on MPD. we made it through some tuff times without much of the trama effecting us too bad. Only us who experienced the job would know the lasting effects and the sacrifices we and our families had made. You were one of the good honest ones. That says a lot. God bless and thank you for the back up you brought at my times of need. Your smile will never be forgotten. May god bless.
Dona Stevens
October 31, 2018
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I will cherish all the memories we shared working together at Bob's. You were a true friend. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Rip my friend. Love Dona
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