Antonio L. “Tony” Correnti, age 89, of Brockton died Tuesday August 24, 2010 surrounded by his family after a period of failing health. He was the devoted husband of the late Concetta M. (Ternullo) Correnti for 62 years. Tony was born and raised in Boston’s West End,a son of the late Giovanni and Maria (Carasi) Correnti. Since 1958 he had been a resident of Brockton. Tony was a 1938 graduate of Boston’s High School of Commerce and during WW II served in the US Navy in the South Pacific aboard the USS Alshain.
Tony was a daytime bartender at the Cape Cod Café a job he truly enjoyed. He had a passion for music and a great love for Italian Opera. In his later years Tony became an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and wore his Red Sox cap until the day he died. He was especially proud of the achievements of his three children. He will be remembered as a man who loved people and loved to laugh.
He is survived by a son John Correnti and his wife Marguerite of Sagamore Beach; two daughters Maria Baldwin wife of the late George of Plymouth formerly of Easton and Lisa Correnti and her husband James Anas of Arlington; six grandchildren Anthony and Phillip Correnti, Tricia Mahoney, Tony and Marissa Baldwin and Andrew Barter; five great grandchildren; a brother Joseph Correnti of Somerville and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Salvatore Cambria, Fortunata Simeone, Lilly D’Angelo and Mario Correnti.
Funeral Service in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Monday at 11am. Burial in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne at 1pm. Visiting hours Sunday 4-7pm. Donations in memory of Tony may be made to Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368 for online donations click hereor to the Resident’s Activity Fund at Copley at Stoughton, 380 Sumner St.,Stoughton, MA 02072.