Michael Pascale, 97, of East Haven, passed away June 11 in the St. Raphael Campus. He was the husband of the late Norma Snider Pascale; loving father of Elaine (Jack) Collake, Stephen Pascale (Cindy), and Ellen Pascale, all of East Haven, and Karen Tondalo (Phil) of Ponce Inlet, Florida; grandfather of Jack Collake Jr., Michelle (Frankie) Forbes, Erica (Nate) Henderson, Michael Parzych, and Stephen Pascale Jr.; great-grandfather of Frankie and Jackie Forbes and Nathan Henderson; brother of Robert Pascale of East Haven, and the late Emily Romano, Joseph and Edward Pascale. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Michael was born in New Haven on Jan. 15, 1926, a son of the late Michael and Louise Villano Pascale. Prior to his retirement, Michael worked for the former Winchester Repeating Arms for over 40 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

His funeral procession will leave the Porto Funeral Home, 234 Foxon Road (Rte 80) East Haven, on June 15. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated in the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish at Our Lady of Pompeii Church. Interment followed in All Saints Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to ORTV at www.ortv.org. Sign Michael’s guest book online at www.portofuneralhomes.net.