Edward Joseph Caso Sr.

Edward Joseph Caso, Sr., 88, of East Haven, CT, formerly of North Haven, CT died peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Yale-New Haven Hospital, York St. Campus. Ed was born in New Haven, CT on April 27, 1936, a son of the late Edward D. and Prudence (Cusano) Caso. He grew up in Hamden, lived in North Haven for twenty five years and had resided in East Haven for the past five years. Ed owned and operated Ed Caso's North Haven Shoe Repair for the past fifty six years. He previously was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (St. Paul VI Parish), and was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran. Ed is survived by his daughter Michelle Caso of Cheshire, his son Edward J. (Cheryl) Caso, Jr. of Cheshire, his longtime loving companion Lenore Carrone of North Haven and her three daughters Diane, Sandra and Kathy, two sisters, Gail Salmon of Charlotte, NC and Joyce (Hon. Salvatore) Diglio of Hamden, six grandchildren, Jordyn (Phillip) Bowman, Lucas Guliuzza, Bria (Ricky) Mangione, Chandler (Erik) Pierson, Noelle (Christian) Valentín and Nadia Caso, and four great-grandchildren, Adaline and Paul Bowman, Delia Mangione and Elsie Pierson. He was predeceased by his daughter Jacqueline Caso. Ed's family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday, April 22nd from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. at the Washington Memorial Funeral Home, 4 Washington Ave., North Haven. His funeral cortege will depart the funeral home at 11:30 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 p.m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (St. Paul VI Parish) 2819 Whitney Ave., Hamden. A committal service with Military Honors will follow in the All Saints Cemetery Columbarium, North Haven. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ed's name may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 www.stjude.org www.washingtonmemorialfh.com To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Edward Joseph Caso, Sr., please visit our floral store.