Dr. Frank Tortora MD

1913 - 2015

TORTORA, DR. FRANK MD Dr. Frank Tortora, MD, of New Haven passed away December 12, 2015 at his home with his family. He was the loving husband of the late Mafalda Mazzelli Tortora. Dr. Tortora was born in New Haven in 1913, son of the late Luigi and Elisabetta Vicedomini Tortora and was a proud veteran serving in the US Army Medical Corps during WWII, achieving the rank of Captain. He served in England and France, arriving in France on D+ 20 following the invasion of Normandy. He was a 1934 graduate of Yale College, and received his MD from the University of Rome. He returned to New Haven and served the community in which he grew up as a surgeon and specialist in Urology at the Hospital of St. Raphael for over 50 years. He is the father of Elizabeth Tortora, Margherita Tortora, and Frank (Jennifer) Tortora Jr., MD. Brother of the late Eleanor Tortora. Grandfather of David A. Ramos, Julio Francesco Ramos, Christian Lawrence, Marcella Lawrence, Zachary Lawrence, Michael Lawrence, Frank Tortora III, Elise Tanios, and Joseph Tortora. Great-grandfather of Nicholyn and Orion Lawrence, Francesca Lee-Ramos, George Tanios, and Giuliana Tortora. Funeral from the IOVANNE FUNERAL HOME INC. 11 Wooster Place Thursday morning at 9:15. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Bernadette Church at 10. Burial with military honors in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. Memorial contributions in Dr. Tortora’s name may be made to St. Bernadette Church 385 Townsend Ave. New Haven, CT 06512. Sign Dr. Tortora’s guest book online at www.iovanne.com