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05/20/2013 10:45 AMVincent James Santanello, 73, of Branford, died peacefully on May 11 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was the loving and devoted husband of 49 years to Graceann Acri Santanello. Vincent was born in New Haven on July 13, 1939, son of the late Charles and Mary Graziano Santanello. He served proudly in the U.S. Marine Corps and, after being honorably discharged, began his career as a building contractor.
Vincent had been an owner of Sunrise Builders. He was also a family man who enjoyed attending his grandchildren's events and spoiling them every chance he could. He was his grandson’s biggest fan and thought of his granddaughter as his little doll.
Vincent had been a member of the Branford Italian-American Club and was a Third Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus in East Haven. He loved history, talking about politics, and was an avid Red Sox fan.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his beloved daughter Maribeth Landau and her husband Craig; his sister Connie Bonwill; his grandson Alan; and his granddaughter Gabriella Rose. He was predeceased by two sisters, Rosemarie Santanello and Anna Spaduzzi.
His funeral procession left the Iovanne Funeral Home, Inc., New Haven, on May 15 for a mass of Christian burial in St. Vincent de Paul Church. Burial with full military honors took place in All Saints Cemetery.