Salvatorico 'Ricco' Manna

NAUGATUCK – Mr. Salvatorico ‘Ricco’ Manna, 81, of Naugatuck, passed away at Waterbury Hospital on Friday, December 5, 2014.  He was the widower of Philomena (Sylvestrine) Manna.

Ricco was born in Pozzomaggiore, Sardinia, Sassari, Italy on March 29, 1933, a son of the late Paolo and Costantina (Saccu) Manna.  He emigrated from Italy in 1953 and settled in Naugatuck.  He was the owner of S. Ricco Manna General Contractor for 53 years and was devoted to his work up until his illness.  He was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church.

He leaves his brothers, Peter Manna of Naugatuck, Joseph Manna and his wife Sandy of Middlebury; nieces, Tina Lubus and her husband Robert of Watertown, Mary D’Occhio and her husband Dione of Thomaston; a nephew, Joseph Manna of Watertown; two great-nephews and a great-niece.

His funeral will be held on Monday, December 8, at 9:45a.m. from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 318 Church Street, Naugatuck for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30a.m.  Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery, Cross Street, Naugatuck.  Calling hours will be held at the funeral home today from 4-7p.m.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950 or to American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852.  To send an online condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com

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