Obituary of Ralph J. Mingolello

Ralph J. Mingolello, age 79, of Stratford, the retired owner and operator of Ralphs Auto Repair, died on Thursday, July 7, 2005 in St. Vincent Medical Center. Born in Stratford on October 11, 1925, he was a son of the late Dominic and Philomena Mingolello and a U. S. Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Helen Rende Mingolello, a brother, Leonard Mingolello of Tennessee, several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, four special nephews, Joe Rossetti, Ron Saracino, Allan Howard and Ken Uliano as well as many additional nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by two brothers, John and Anthony Mingolello. 

Friends are invited to meet directly in Our Lady of Grace Church, 497 Second Hill Lane, Stratford on Monday, July 11, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment with full military honors will follow in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport. Friends may call on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull.