Joseph Giunti

Giunti, Joseph Joseph Giunti, 86, of 45 Bittersweet Lane, Hamden, died Friday, July 12, 2013 at Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of fifty nine years to Marjorie DeMatto Giunti. Mr. Giunti was born in New Haven on October 10, 1926, a son of the late Gino and Almerina Maltempi Giunti, and had resided in Hamden for the past sixty years. He owned and operated the former Gino Corporation Tomato Sauce Company of Milford for thirty five years until his retirement in 1985. Mr. Giunti was an avid Star Class Sailor who loved sailing, and raced every weekend. He was a longtime member of the Milford Yacht Club (since 1965) and a member of the East Coast Swamp Flyers Radio Control Model Airplanes Club. He is also survived by three daughters, Pamela Giunti of East Hampton, Janet Giunti of Hamden and Melissa (Roland) Guglielmi of Branford, a son, Dr. Gene (Jeanne) Giunti of Brunswick, ME, and six grandchildren, Jean-Luc and Madeline Guglielmi, Nathanael Scaniffe, and Macy, Jillian and Kellie Giunti. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Vera Nargi. The Giunti family will receive relatives and friends on Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Torello-Iacobucci Washington Memorial Funeral Home, 4 Washington Ave., North Haven. His funeral service will take place at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.; the Reverend Timothy Meehan officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hamden. Memorial contributions in Mr. Giunti's name may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., I-91 Tech Center, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or online at cancer.org/donate. www.washingtonmemorialfh.com