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James Fede Obituary
James M. Fede, 73, of Cheshire, loving husband of Nancy Cannitello Fede, passed away at home on August 12, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born in New Haven on August 16, 1945 to the late George and Lucy Giudice Fede. Along with his wife Nancy, he leaves his sons Michael Fede and his wife Selma of Medford, MA and Mark Fede of Allston, MA, brother Joseph Fede and his wife Virginia, granddaughters Laila and Mona Fede, and many nieces and nephews. After graduating from Hamden High School, James honorably served in the US Army from 1966-69. He worked for many years in the kitchen cabinet industry owning his own business, Preferred Kitchens & Baths. The family wishes to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at the VA Medical Center for their loving care. Thanks also to the gentle caring Masonicare hospice nurses who helped Jim at home.
A graveside service with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday, August 20 at 10 a.m. in the CT State Veterans' Cemetery, 317 Bow Ln., Middletown. Friends are then invited to visit with his family from 11 a.m.-12 noon at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden. A memorial service celebrating James's life will take place following the visitation at 12 noon. Donations in James's memory may be made to the State of CT VA Cancer Survivorship Fund, 950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, CT 06516, Attn. Donna Connery. To see obituary online, or to share a memory with his family, visit: www.beecherandbennett.com.
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John De Leone
August 7, 2024
To the FEDE Family. Jim was a great guy, an American Hero who served his country in the Military. He and I met in the ATU IV Treatment Clinic @ the West Haven Veterans Hospital. We both received our treatments on the same day and time and we gathered strenght from each other to deal with our medical problems and treatments. I was there on the day some doctors told him there was nothing else they could do for him and this medication failed him. I just looked at him and said, You are a Veteran, You are a Warrior, you are an American hero. Do NOT give up your fight, Do NOT give in to this disease.
Sadly, a few days later he was gone, God Bless you my brother.
RIP.
John DeLeone
August 7, 2022
To the family of James ( Jim).
I only had the pleasure of knowing Jim for a few short months before his passing.
We were both receiving medication treatments at the Veterans hospital on the same day so we would spend hours talking to each other while receiving our IV ..
He was such a nice guy and never wanted his family to know about his pain. I repeatedly said to him, YOU ARE A SOLDIER, YOU ARE A FIGHTER AND A WARRIOR, You can beat this.
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May he RIP.
See you on the other side
John Deleone
September 6, 2019
To the Fede family.
I am shocked & saddened to hear of Jim's passing.
I recently met him while he and I were receiving IV Treatments at the Veterans Hospital. We just talked about everything but mostly about music and it kept our minds off of what we were going through. I didn't know of his passing until today. GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND. May you RIP.
Will see you again on the Other Side
Dan luisi
August 20, 2019
So very sorry to hear. Jim and I had wonderful breakfast and lunches almost every week.Always had great conversations. He kept me grounded.I will miss him very much. so very sad to hear my very good freind has left us!
August 17, 2019
To Nancy and family.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. James was a great guy. We had a lot of laughs when we hooked up for coffee in later years. I remember when I first got to my company in Vietnam (1967) I walked into the NCO club and I saw Jim. I hadn't seen him in a number of years and had to run into him half way around the world. We served in the same battalion. It was a pleasure to have known him. A down to earth person.. Rest in Peace, Jim.
Carmen Sacchetti
Sun City/Hilton Head
South Carolina
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