Pasquale "Patsy" C. Guerrera

It is with profound sadness that the family announce the passing of Pasquale “Patsy” C. Guerrera on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was the beloved husband to Josephine (Perugini) Guerrera for 48 years, and devoted father to Patricia “Pattie” Guerrera and Nancy Guerrera, as well as a loyal friend to many.

Patsy was born on May 4, 1954, in Pontelandolfo, Benevento, Italy, the son of the late Nunzio and Antonia (Mancini) Guerrera.

He was employed by Stone Container, and later he was employed as a custodian at Regional 6 School, as well as a Utility Worker for RBC Bearings. He loved taking trips to the casino, bowling, soccer, wrestling, traveling internationally and nationally with his girls, gardening, wood splitting, and driving around in his big red truck. He was a member of the Pontelandolfo Community Club and enjoyed playing bocce and cards with his friends there and dancing with his wife at various festivals.

In addition to his wife and daughters, he is survived by cousins Giovanni and Elisa Calabrese (Nick, Debbie, Mark, Tina, Lorenzo & Caterina), Josephine Jacynowicz (Bob & Brenda), Nicolina Rinaldi (Patricia Mercer), Pasquale and Antoinetta Perugini and best friends Raffaele and Filomena Calabrese, Frank Mancini, Michele and Antonietta Rinaldi, and Lina and Angelo Calabrese; as well as a nephew Pietro Solla and a niece Angela Solla D’Addona.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, with the cortege leaving at 10:30 a.m. from Cook Funeral Home, 82 Litchfield St., Torrington, to St. Peter Church (St. John Paul the Great Parish), 99 East Main St., Torrington, CT for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at the mausoleum at St. Francis New Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on Friday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Cook Funeral Home. The members of the Pontelandolfo Community Club will meet at Cook Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m.

The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the dedicated medical staff at HHC, most especially, Drs. Collins, Gorusu (and staff), Mehendiratta and Serrano; Dr. Baujin; and Chris from Home Healthcare for their collective care, compassion and support.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John Paul the Great Parish, 160 Main St., Torrington, CT 06790 or to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) or to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org)