Obituary of Joseph E. Turiano

Joseph E. Turiano, age 90, of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Jean Vivolo Turiano, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Born in East Lyme, CT on September 25, 1931, he was a retired driver for the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation. Joe had also worked as a barber at JT's Barbershop on East Main Street, Bridgeport. He was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Council Knights of Columbus. Joe enjoyed riding his bike and going to the beach. He also enjoyed taking rides in his car to meet family and friends for coffee. He loved to work in his garden and do landscaping around his home.

Survivors include two daughters, Geri Convertito and her husband Michael of Florida and Marilyn Saad and her husband Joseph of Fairfield, a son, Joseph J. Turiano and his girl friend Teresa Rainieri of Fairfield, five grandchildren, Michelle Convertito Kinsley, Michael Convertito and his wife Sabrina, Joseph Thomas Saad, Sabryna Turiano and Joseph Michael Turiano, four great grandchildren, Cole, Blake, Emily and April, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Ted Turiano.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Andrew Church, 435 Anton Street, Bridgeport with Rev. Peter Cipriani Celebrating. Interment will follow in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport. Relatives and friends may greet the family on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 4-7 p.m. at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Rd., Trumbull. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Swim Across The Sound, St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation, 2800 Main St., Bridgeport, CT 06606, www.swimacrossthesound.org.