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Besides his wife Pamela, Bill is survived by his children; William Ribera, Jr., Carly Ribera of Newington and Doug Lisella of Wethersfield; nieces, Christine Cassone and husband Pat, Darlene Daly and husband James of Newington, and Lisa Ruglio of Cromwell. Bill was predeceased by his brothers, Carl and Robert; sisters-in-law, Nancy and Nivea and niece, Denise Piscottano.
Friends and relatives are invited to call on the Ribera family on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, from 10:00 am to 12 Noon at the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Road, Wethersfield. A Funeral Service celebrating Bill's life will follow in the funeral home at 12 Noon. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The family would like to thank Nurse Dorothy at Hartford Hospital for the compassion, comfort and care she provided to Bill and his family in his last hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/donate or by mail to 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For more information, or to leave a condolence, please visit FarleySullivan.com. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of William, please visit our floral store.
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Sonia
June 19, 2025
Pamela, my sincerest condolences to you and your family. Know that I always think of you and remember with fondness the joy Billy brought into your life all those years ago. You were a wonderful couple. God bless and may Billy rest in peace.
Gina
May 29, 2025
Billy was a great guy- always kind and caring, and a wonderful husband and father to his family. I know Auntie Katie will be welcoming him home with open arms. She loved her boys, and now they can all be together in peace. We will miss you Bill at the family picnics, but we know if it were not for you and your family, it would never have been off the ground. As the saying goes...We will take it from here. God speed and rest in peace cousin. With love and sympathy to all -
Brian , Patty,Will & Michael DeDominicis
May 28, 2025
Billy will be missed tremendously. He was one of a kind. The best of the best. He aways put family first. Although he was a second cousin, he was more like an uncle. He gave good advice and was such a good time to be around.
We will miss him so much. May his memory be a blessing to Pam, Will and Carly. We are always here for you. I know he'll be looking over all of us with happiness and somehow be running the show at our family reunions moving forward. We love ya Billy!
Carol Cruz
May 28, 2025
God gave me a gift when he chose Billy to be my cousin From our childhood to adulthood we remained very close. Such fond memories I will cherish.Family get togethers, the casino, coming to my gigs to hear the Galaxies, just to name a few of our times together. George teaching him how to play the bass and then he was in the Seventh Sense as a bass player. Imagine SHY BILLY; He was awesome! Then, when he got married to Pam I received another gift there she was a beautiful wonderful girl who became my forever friend and then they had Carly and Billy. A beautiful family! A big piece of my heart has been taken away now that your gone. Rest in peace! Love you forever your cousin Carol Cruz
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Anthony DeDominicis
May 28, 2025
Billy was my second cousin and man was he an awesome man! We always laughed at Johnny Most the late Boston Celtics announcer! I used to bring the recordings to the family picnic and we used to have so many laughs! Billy was a loving and caring family man and a great friend to many people! He will be truly missed by all of us! We've lost many since the family picnic started in 1989 but this is a huge loss to the picnic! It will never be the same without Billy! Love u Billy! Tony and Jeanine DeDominicis and family!
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