Dominick J.

Obituary of Dominick J.

Carone, Dominick J., “Ditty”, a 63-year resident of Bedford Hills, NY, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Northern Westchester Hospital Center. Ditty was born on September 21, 1922 in White Plains, NY to the late Santos and Theresa Carone. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II, and saw action in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, for which he received numerous medals, including a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He was honored to be counted among the members of “The Greatest Generation”. He worked for DeSilva Fuel for more than 30 years, was a member of the Teamsters Union, and served as a volunteer in the Bedford Hills Fire Department. An avid golfer, he was still playing at the age of 90. He won 1st place in the Westchester County Senior Men’s Public Golf Tournament in 2004, shooting an 80 at age 82! Ditty was the beloved husband of Angelina (née Ascenzi) and the loving father of Donald (Leslie) of South Salem, NY and JoAnn (Peter) Scala of Mount Kisco, NY. He was devoted to his grandchildren Luke, Brad, Stefanie, Lindsay, and Russell, and his great-grandchildren Taylor, Dominick, and Eric. He was brother to Geneva Manganiello of Ocean City, MD, Lena Belcamino of Boca Raton, FL, and Joseph and Barbara Carone of Bedford Hills, NY, and is also survived by several nieces and nephews. His family will receive friends on Thursday, April 27th from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Clark Associates Funeral Home, 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah, NY. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, April 28th at 10:00 am at St. Mary Of The Assumption Church, 55 Valley Road, Katonah, NY 10536. Interment will follow at St. Francis Cemetery, Lexington Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549.
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