Giuseppina "Pinuccia" Giarratana

Giuseppina “Pinuccia” Giarratana (Aresco), 81, of New Britain, passed away on January 17, 2022.  She was a loving wife for 56 years to Sebastiano Giarratana.  Josephine was born in Melilli, Province of Siracusa, Italy, on March 21, 1940 to the late Salvatore Aresco and Filomena DiDato.  Josephine is survived by her loving son, Salvatore Giarratana and daughter-in-law Karleen Giarratana of Farmington.  She is predeceased by her husband Sebastiano Giarratana and her daughter Elizabeth Giarratana.  Josephine is also survived by her three loving grandchildren; Kara and her fiancé Michael Llanos, Kayla, and Sebastian Giarratana.  She is also survived by her brother Paul Aresco and his wife Rosetta Aresco, sisters; Teresa Aresco, Sebastiana Avella and her husband Antonio Avella all of New Britain, and Carmela Farsakh and her husband Hisham Farsakh of California.  She is predeceased by her brother Angelo Aresco.  She is also survived by her sister-in-laws; Concetta Bordonaro of Berlin, Maria Perrault of Southington, and Lidia Onisto and her husband Joseph Onisto of New Britian.  She is predeceased by her sister-in-laws; Carmela Cialfi and Lucia Ciarcia, and brother-in-laws; Sebastiano Bordonaro, Andrea Cialfi, Dennis Perrault, and Paul Ciarcia Sr.  She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.  Josephine moved to Connecticut in 1964 and grew up in New Britain where she resided for 58 years.  She attended schools in Italy.  She was a parishioner of Saint Joseph’s Church.  Josephine enjoyed taking care of her family through her cooking and making their favorite dishes.  She also took care of her grandchildren growing up and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, Divine Providence Parish, 195 So. Main St. New Britain.  Entombment will follow in St. Mary Cemetery Mausoleum.  Calling hours will be Monday, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St., New Britain.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Josephine Giarratana’s memory may be made to: National Alliance on Mental Illness namict.org NAMI Connecticut, 1030 New Britain Ave., Suite 201, West Hartford, CT 06110.