Obituary of Nunzio M. Mondello

Nunzio M. Mondello of Montgomery, NY, formerly of Maybrook, NY, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY. The son of Michael and Rose Rubino Mondello, he was born on September 21, 1926 in Warwick, NY. A WW II Navy veteran, he was a retired employee of American Felt & Filter Co, New Windsor, NY. He also worked for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and the Ford Motor Co, Mahwah, NJ. Nunzio was a kind man with a gentle spirit who was loved and adored by his family and friends. He enjoyed all sports, but was an avid Yankee fan and a huge Frank Sinatra fan. He loved good Italian food. He was a member and former usher at the Church of the Assumption, Maybrook, and a member and past commander of the VFW Post 2064, Maybrook. He was the widower of the late Martha Stryker Mondello. Survivors are his longtime companion, Winnie Lutz; his son, Michael P. Mondello and his wife, Dana DuVall-Mondello of Montgomery, his daughter, Alesia R.Mondello and her partner Donna Cordova of Avon, CT., and many nieces and nephews. Nunzio is predeceased by his wife , Martha, his parents, Michael and Rose Mondello and sisters, Rose Mayfield and her husband, Reagon and Lena Musetti and her husband, Ben. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 3-7 PM at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard St., Walden, NY. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 2 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Montgomery, NY. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 4 at 10:00 AM at the Church of the Assumption, Maybrook, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery Fire Dept., Town of Montgomery Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or the Montgomery Food Pantry.