Nancy Alfonso

Nancy S. Alfonso passed away on June 3, 2024, at her home in Carmel, NY surrounded by her family after a year-long battle with cancer. Nancy was born in New Britain, CT on March 16, 1948 to Constance & Aquilino Sarrantonio. The oldest of three children, Nancy attended public and parochial schools in New Britain, CT. To further her education, Nancy attended the College of New Rochelle (CNR '70) earning her degree in Psychology and Education. While attending the CNR, she met her future husband, Anthony Alfonso, from Yonkers, NY. After Nancy and Tony married in 1971, they lived in Yonkers temporarily, before settling in Mahopac and Carmel, NY where they raised their four children, Carrie, Michael, Lauren, and Matthew. Her support for the community led her to serve as a Trustee on the Mahopac Public Library Board for two terms, where she was involved in the building of the new library. Nancy and Tony cherish family time at their summer home in North Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod.
Nancy began her teaching career at West Hill School in Rocky Hill, CT. She left Connecticut to join Tony and accepted a position at Hillside Elementary School in Hastings, NY, where she taught eight years, eventually leaving to raise their family. She spent the next eighteen years doing her most important job – being a mom – where she was at her best. She returned to the workforce in 1998 and began a career in market research at deKadt Marketing & Research in Ridgefield, CT, but being a mother was always her highest priority. Her support of her children was limitless, and her involvement with and encouragement of her seven precious grandchildren defined her later in life. She truly exemplified a favorite saying, Love Knows No Limits.
When you think of Nancy, you think of her family. Nancy is survived by her husband, Tony Alfonso, and their four children and spouses; Carrie Roman and her husband Barry of Ridgefield, CT, Michael Alfonso and his wife Jessica of Lincroft, NJ, Lauren Pelz and her husband Matthew of Larchmont, NY, and Matthew Alfonso of Wilmington, NC. She will be incredibly missed by her seven grandchildren; Nicholas, Kayla and Stella Roman, Michael and Olivia Alfonso, and Waverly and Skylar Pelz. And she will be forever cherished by her two sisters and their husbands, Joan and Timothy Grace of New Britain, CT, and Janet and Robert Blair of New Rochelle, NY, and her brother-in-law and wife, Joseph and Jilana Alfonso of Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
Family and friends are invited to remember a truly remarkable woman. A wake will be held on Thursday June 6, 2024, from 3-7 pm at the Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home, located at 692 US Route 6, Mahopac, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 7 at 10 am at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located at 221 East Lake Boulevard, Mahopac, NY. Please meet directly at church for the start of the Funeral Mass. Burial will follow at Saint Mary Cemetery, 110 North Street, Ridgefield, CT.
In lieu of flowers, those who wish can make a donation in Nancy's memory to Cycle for Survival MSK or the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital.