Ettore A. "Duke" Valente, Jr.
November 16, 1936 ~ May 22, 2024
Born in:
New Haven, CT
Resided in:
Hamden, CT
Ettore A. “Duke” Valente, Jr., 87, loving husband of 61 years to Josephine DeCrescenzo Valente of Hamden, passed away May 22, 2024 after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven Nov. 16, 1936, a son of the late Ettore and Grace Pizza Valente, and proudly served in the US Air Force from 1955 -1959. While living in Japan, he played semi- professional baseball. He was a produce and deli clerk in Ferraro’s Market and KMart and was a member and usher at St. Joseph Church.
Mr. Valente is survived by a daughter, Lisa (Wilson) Cambisaca of Hamden, a son, Robert (Dolores Romaniello) Valente of West Haven, and two grandchildren, Ashley and Brian Cambisaca. He was predeceased by his sisters, Ann Valente, Connie Rubino, Louise Ramadei, Theresa Manzi, and Mary Valente, and brothers, Michael, Frank, Armond, Fr. Romeo, and Salvatore Valente.
Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Church, 129 Edwards St., New Haven on Tuesday, May 28th at 10 a.m. Interment with Military Honors in All Saints Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Jude’s at www.stjude.org.
Services
Mass of Christian Burial: May 28, 2024 10:00 am
St. Joseph Church
129 Edwards Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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