Lucille Gentile
May 24, 1929 ~ February 8, 2026
Born in:
Auburn, MA
Resided in:
North Haven, CT
Lucille Gentile, 96, wife of the late Angelo L. Gentile, MD, passed away February 8, 2026, peacefully in her residence. She was born in Auburn, MA May 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Philip Eldon and Lucille Leishman Brooks, and resided in North Haven for many years. Lucille graduated from the Hospital of St. Raphael Nursing School in 1969 and was a nurse in the cardiac unit. She later became a realtor and worked with the H. Pearce Co. for many years.
Mother of Lucia Macare, Laura Ibsen Kimberly, and the late Gabriel Macare. Grandmother of Alyssa Buontempo, Michael DeFabio, and Leslie Macare. Great-grandmother of Liana Buontempo, Jace Buontempo, Callie Mae DeFabio, and Corbin Michael DeFabio. Aunt of Leslie Route, Laurie Gray, and Leigh Anna Reichenbach. She was predeceased by her sister, Laura Brooks Wight, brother, William F. Brooks, and niece, Linda Wight Mazur.
Friends are invited to visit with her family at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home Friday morning, February 13th, from 10-11 a.m., followed by a prayer service at 11 a.m. Interment in Centerville Cemetery. Contributions in Lucille’s memory may be sent to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org. For information or to send a condolence, please see her obituary at www.beecherandbennett.com.
Services
Visitation: February 13, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Beecher & Bennett Funeral Service - Hamden
2300 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
203-288-0800
Funeral Service: February 13, 2026 11:00 am
Beecher & Bennett Funeral Service - Hamden
2300 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
203-288-0800
I am so sorry to read this. She was the last of all the aunts. I know that Uncle Angelo was waiting for her and that she was anxious to see him too. Now, they are reunited forever. Please know that you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Love, Robert