Charles Falconeri

Charles Falconeri, 92, of Berlin, formerly of New Britain, passed away on September 1, 2009 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut. He was born in Bridgeport on August 26, 1917, the son of Alexander and Corradina Falconeri. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in Okinawa. He worked at Fafnir, Stanley Works, and finally retired from the Emhart Corporation in 1982 after working there for eighteen years. He is predeceased by his wife, Ann Marino Falconeri. Mr. Falconeri is survived by three children: Carol Hallbach and her husband Paul of Berlin, Donna Buys of Bristol and her husband Bill of Berlin, and Charles Falconeri Jr. of Meriden, a granddaughter, Kelly Viola and her husband Brian of Bristol, and a great grandson, Benjamin Viola. He is also survived by a sister, Carmela Lashenka, and two brothers, Joseph Falconeri and Angelo Falconeri. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Angelina Garcia and Jean Sapko, and by a brother, Nicholas Falconeri. The funeral will be held on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 South Main Street, New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Maurice Church, New Britain, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. Sebastian Cemetery in Middlefield. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.