Obituary of Helen B. Mucherino

Helen Mucherino (Bleggi), age 79 formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of Nicholas Mucherino, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Connecticut Hospice, Branford, with her loving family by her side. Born June 19, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Zambanini Bleggi. A graduate of the Roger Ludlowe High School Class of 1955, Helen was a retired administrative assistant for Mucherino Brothers Trucking and formerly worked at Peoples United Bank. She was a member of the Tassels Bowling League, an avid churchgoer, and enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Above all her greatest role was that of wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Her memory will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved her. In addition to Nicholas, her beloved husband of 60 years, survivors include three loving daughters, Donna Mucherino of Milford, Lisanne Camputaro of Milford and Trisha Samatulski and her husband Leonard of Bridgeport, four cherished grandchildren, Drew and Jenna Camputaro, Tori and Leonard Samatulski, two brothers, Henry Bleggi and his wife Bea of Trumbull, and Louis Bleggi and his wife Patricia of Bridgeport; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marie Wade of Newtown, Ada Mucherino of Trumbull, Ann Carol Mucherino of Virginia, Joseph Mucherino and his wife Judy of Trumbull and Peter Mucherino of Fairfield, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by son-in-law Frank Camputaro. Funeral services will take place on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Fairfield for a Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment will follow in the St. Monica Mausoleum in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Relatives and friends may greet the family on Wednesday from 4 – 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association 220 Executive Blvd., Suite 4B, Southington, CT 06489 .