Former Car Owner & NEAR Treasurer Daniel Gaudiana Passes at 85

By admin October 10, 2007

Daniel J. Gaudiana, 85, of Wethersfield beloved husband for 61 years of Mary (Durkin) Gaudiana, died, Tuesday (October 9, 2007) at his home. He was born in Hartford son of the late Joseph A. Gaudiana, Sr. and Lucy (Toce) Gaudiana and had lived in Wethersfield since 1969.

Dan worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 25 years, retiring in 1968 and more recently, for The State of CT retiring in 1978. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, he saw action in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, and he was a four star veteran, a life member of DAV, VFW Post # 2138, American Legion Post 0200, a member of Postal Union # 86. Dan owned several stock cars for racing including # 999 and he was one of the founders and board member, and former Treasurer of NEAR Auto Club.

He was a communicant of Corpus Christi Church. Besides his wife he is survived by a son, Joseph A. Gaudiana and his wife Marilou of Avon, two daughters, Lucy Rister and her husband Michael of Newington, and Colleen Boyle of Naples, FL. A brother John Gaudiana and his wife Helen of West Hartford, a sister, Annette LaCava and her husband Dominick of Wethersfield, three grandchildren, Jordan Boyle, Marissa and Colleen Gaudiana and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three sisters, Genevieve LaCava, Isabelle DeCorleto and Mildred Albano, two brothers, Joseph A. Gaudiana, Jr. and Rocco Gaudiana.

The funeral will be Thursday, 9 a.m. from The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in Corpus Christi Church, 601 Silas Deane Hwy. Wethersfield. Burial with full military honors will be private and at the convenience of the family. Visiting hours will be TODAY, 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions in his memory may be made to Vitas Charitable Foundation, 255 Pitkin St. East Hartford, CT 06108. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com.

Sources: The Hartford Courant

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