Bom-Wrapper

The Memorial Candle Program has been designed to help offset the costs associated with the hosting this Tribute Website in perpetuity. Through the lighting of a memorial candle, your thoughtful gesture will be recorded in the Book of Memories and the proceeds will go directly towards helping ensure that the family and friends of Teofola Sonnone can continue to memorialize, re-visit, interact with each other and enhance this tribute for future generations.

Thank you.

Cancel
Select Candle
Teofola Sonnone
In Memory of
Teofola
Sonnone (Ciofi)
1917 - 2016
Click above to light a memorial candle.

The lighting of a Memorial Candle not only provides a gesture of sympathy and support to the immediate family during their time of need but also provides the gift of extending the Book of Memories for future generations.

Obituary for Teofola Sonnone (Ciofi)

Teofola Sonnone (Ciofi)
Teofola Sonnone, affectionately referred to by friends and relatives as "Dolly," passed away peacefully on April 19 in Mechanicsville, Va. with beloved family members by her side. She was 98. Dolly was a matriarch, a symbol of love, passion and strength for generations of family. She was born in New York City in 1917 and moved to Connecticut at the age of six. Ersiglia Ciofi raised Dolly and her siblings after Dolly's father, Teofolo Ciofi, passed away when Dolly was an infant. Dolly met her husband, Thomas Sonnone, when she was 18. They married in 1937 and enjoyed each other's company daily for 52 years until Thomas passed away in 1989. She placed a small picture of Thomas over her kitchen table after he passed so he would keep her company while she drank her coffee every morning. She was unapologetically honest and persistent, but was forgiving and loved with an unrivaled intensity. Dolly never learned how to drive a car in her 98 years, partially because she had no desire to, but primarily due to the fact there was always someone willing to give her a ride. Friends and family loved to be around Dolly, so doing a favor for her was never viewed as a chore. Dolly is survived by her three sons Stephen Sonnone, Thomas Sonnone and Rich Sonnone, as well as her brother Andrew Scaletti. Her grandchildren - Karen Sonnone McAndrew, Stephen Sonnone, Scott Sonnone and Brendan Sonnone - knew her as Grandma, Gram or Mema. She was the proud great-grandmother of Thomas McAndrew. Dolly is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Friends may call Saturday April 23, 2016 from 9:00 to 11:00 am at the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109. A memorial service celebrating Teofola's life will be held at 11:00 in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery 1 Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=teofola-sonnone&pid=179696839&fhid=7277#sthash.hcw3IXUF.dpuf
Order Flowers
Printable
Recently Shared Condolences
Recently Shared Stories
Recently Shared Photos
Share by: