Vincent Thomas Durante

Vincent Thomas Durante, 70, of Kensington, died unexpectedly Tuesday at the Hospital of Central CT at New Britain. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Rosalind DeCarlo Durante for 46 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Thomas and Dorothy Cangiano Durante. Vincent has been a Kensington resident for over 37 years, formerly residing in Rocky Hill and Yonkers, NY. He served in the US Air Force and was member of St. Paul Church. Vincent enjoyed model trains, playing golf and fishing. He loved life, was always happy, loved his family and friends, and was a great handyman around the house. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three daughters and a son-in-law, Cheryl and Jerry Tarnowski of Bristol, Denise Durante of Plainville, Nicole Durante of Southington, his grandchildren, Amanda Mae and Robert Vincent Tarnowski, a brother Thomas Durante and his wife Lorraine of White Plains, NY, his nieces, Gabriella Durante, Caileen Fitzgerald, Kara Falcone, a nephew Bobby Durante, his mother-in-law Anna DeCarlo of Belmont, MA, a sister-in-law Donna Fitzgerald of Arlington, MA and was nonno Vincenzo to Nicholas and Jessica Colino. A brother, Michael Durante, predeceased him. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9:30 am at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St., New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am at St. Paul Church. Burial will be in Maple Cemetery. Calling hours will be Thursday evening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halsted St., Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60642.