- Date Of Birth: December 30, 1926
- Date Of Death: July 5, 2022
- State: Connecticut
Sara (Consiglio) Vecchio, 95, of Woodbridge passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday July 5, 2022 after a long illness.
Sara was born on December 30, 1926 in New Haven, the daughter of the late Gennaro and Filomena (Pepe) Consiglio. She married the love of her life, Anthony “Tommy” Vecchio, at St.
Sara was a graduate of Commercial High School class of 1945 and went on to attend comptometer school. Her first job was at S. S. Kresge’s Department Store creating holiday gift baskets. The New Haven Transportation Company is where she put the skills she learned at comptometer school to use. Sara was a waitress at the world-renowned Sally’s Apizza on Wooster Street in New Haven, which was founded by her mother in 1938. Sally’s Apizza was where she met her future husband, Tommy. She and Tommy owned and managed several successful businesses, including East Haven Laundromat. Sara also served as a postal clerk at the U.S. Post Office substation in Milford until her retirement.
Sara loved and was loved beyond measure. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who was devoted to her family.
Mother of Frances (Paul Silverman) Vecchio of Woodbridge, John Vecchio (Sheri Hoyt) of Southbury, and Roberta (Michael) Calhoun of Cabot, Arkansas. Grandmother to Vincent Silverman, Alessandra Vecchio, Michael Anthony Calhoun, Anthony Calhoun, and Cherish Calhoun-Blazevich. Sister of the late Frances Cavallaro, Salvatore “Sally” Consiglio, Anthony “Tony” Consiglio, Carmel “Connie” Flegert, Rose Lanziero, Andrew Consiglio, and Luca Consiglio. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
