Alvina Rondos

Alvina (Giambartolomei) Rondos, age 98, of Shelton, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023, in her home. She was the devoted wife to the late Andrew William Rondos for 72 years. She was born on March 20, 1925 in Tuckahoe, New York, daughter of the late Giovanni and Teresa (Calcina) Giambartolomei. Alvina graduated from Eastchester High School in 1943 and worked as a medical secretary for many years. Alvina lived a very active life, always keeping in touch with her family as well as her friends, old and new. She loved sending cards and almost never missed a special occasion. Alvina was a caretaker to everyone in her family who always put others before herself. She will be remembered for her sense of humor, her sharp wit and snappy comebacks. Alvina enjoyed playing golf, pinocle, scrabble, bowling and loved doing crossword puzzles. Alvina is survived by her daughter Lynn (Rondos) Sawyer and her husband Broderick, son Craig Rondos and his wife Rosemarie, grandchildren Broderick Adam Sawyer, Rachel Sawyer-Walker and her husband Donald, Emily (Sawyer) Diggs and her husband Jordan, Matthew Rondos and his fiancée Katie Baker, and Zachary Rondos, and great-grandson Theodore

Emmit Diggs. She was predeceased by her brothers Gelvino Giambartolomei, Albiro Giambartolomei, and Dominic Lomei. Friends are invited to attend Alvina’s funeral service on Saturday May 6, 2023 at 1 PM at the Riverview Funeral Home, 390 River Rd. Shelton, CT. The family would like to give a special thank you to Alvina’s caretaker and friend, Paulette Reid, and to Connecticut Hospice for all of their care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Alvina’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Fl. 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601 or at https://act.alz.org/donate or to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org . Online condolences may be left for the family at www. riverviewfh.com .