Mrs. Antoinette DiLeo

WOLCOTT – Antoinette (Perugini) DiLeo, age 90, of Wolcott, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday January 2, 2024, at Cheshire House Nursing and Rehab Center in Waterbury. She was the widow of Fred DiLeo.

Antoinette was born on January 4, 1933 in West Hartford, the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Lovallo) Perugini. She was educated in local schools and went to work as a salesclerk for F.W. Woolworth Store in Waterbury for over 30 years and then for Marshalls and Hallmark. Antoinette was a Waterbury resident for most of her life and moved to Wolcott later in her life. She enjoyed duckpin bowling, along with being an active parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, but nothing was more important to her than her family and friends. She will be sadly missed by all who were blessed to know and love her.

Left to cherish her memory and honor her legacy are her sister, Theresa Guerreiro, along with four nieces; Lisa Beeman (Scott), Donna Goad (Ray), Theresa Morrissey (Matthew), and Sherry Petruccione (Chuck), great niece and nephews; Michael, David, Ashley, Sean, and Cameron, along with two great-great nieces; Layla and Lula. She leaves stepchildren; John DiLeo (Mary), Rosemary Fleming (James), and step daughter-in-law Penny DiLeo. Antoinette was predeceased by her husband Fred and her brother, Joseph Perugini and stepson, Joseph DiLeo.

Funeral services for Mrs. Dileo will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. when a Mass of Christian Burial will take place at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 309 S. Main Street, Waterbury. All those attending are kindly asked to meet directly at the Church. Burial will follow in All Saints Cemetery, Waterbury. There are no calling hours. Loving-kindness is always welcome, and it only takes a moment to offer a message of condolence, words of comfort, or share a memory with the family and friends of someone important to you. Please visit the funeral home’s tribute page at www.caseyfunerals.com to do so.