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05/30/2024 10:41 AMJoAnn (Acampora) Saccavino, 81, of East Haven, passed away after a short illness at Yale New Haven Hospital on May 21, 2024. She was born Oct. 5, 1942, in New Haven to Frank and Elizabeth (Barker) Acampora.
JoAnn is survived by her three loving children, James V. Saccavino Jr. (Jill) of Branford, Fred Saccavino (Mike) of Bristol, and Cheryl Saccavino (Sean) of Branford. She is also survived by her three grandchildren she adored, Kaili Saccavino of East Haven, Chrystal Saccavino of W. Warwick, Rhode Isalnd, and Toni Dutka of Branford. JoAnn is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, James V. Saccavino Sr. (2020); her parents; and two brothers, Robert and Frank Acampora.
JoAnn worked at Honeywell in Northford until her retirement. She was also a former member of the Riverside Ladies Auxiliary in East Haven, former den mother for the Cub Scouts and Brownie leader. Her favorite pastime was going to tag sales and thrift shops looking for bargains and sitting on her porch reading with her cat “Josie.”
Family received friends on May 24 in the Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven. Burial will be at a later date.