DEFRANCESCO, RALPH

Ralph DeFrancesco, 64, of East Haven, died suddenly on Monday, August 20, 2018. For the past 42 years he has been the husband of Kathy DeCaprio DeFrancesco. Ralph was born in New Haven on July 26, 1954 to the late Sammy and Evelyn Mattei DeFrancesco. Ralph owned and operated his own business called Top–It Sales Company. Ralph was not only a salesman and businessman but a true people person. He loved life and his friends and treated everyone he met with equal kindness and respect, no matter who they were. He was also a devoted family man who loved spending time with his family, especially his four granddaughters, who were his light and joy. He was a sports fan who loved going to the games, especially to root for his Jets and Yankees. He had a passion for travel, food and making homemade Limoncello. He is survived by a son Mark Anthony (Lauren) DeFrancesco of Guilford, Lisa Marie DeFrancesco of East Haven, three brothers, John DeFrancesco of Wilton, Albert (Ann) DeFrancesco of East Haven, Gaetano (Diane) DeFrancesco of West Haven and four granddaughters, Makena, Addison, Gianna and Milani.

A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Vincent dePaul Church Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at East Haven Memorial Longobardi-Brennan Funeral Home, 425 Main St., East Haven, 203-467-1708. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. Please visit Ralph’s memorial page at easthavenmemorial.com and sign his guest book.