Ludwig (Ludovico) J. Angeloni Obituary
Ludwig (Ludovico) J. Angeloni, of Orange, passed away peacefully July 17, 2021 in Connecticut Hospice surrounded by his family.
He was the beloved husband of the late Edith D’Agostino Angeloni.
Born in New Haven on February 8, 1928, son of the late
Ludovico and Louise Mary Rossetti Angeloni,
Ludwig was a proud US Army veteran of World War II serving as a bomb disposal technician.
He was the owner of
Ludwig’s Auto Repair on
Dixwell Avenue in
New Haven for more than 50 years.
A masterful auto mechanic, he taught automotive repair to students at Eli Whitney and Hillhouse High School.
He was also an avid painter, and gardener with a huge vegetable garden each year, and enjoyed traveling the world with his wife.
Ludwig was a proud member of the West Haven Italian American Club.
Loving father of
Carol (Rene) Arbour,
Paula (Richard) Antonucci,
John Angeloni, and
Rachael (Mario) Ceste.
Father-in-law of the late
Vanessa Angeloni. Brother of the late
Amalia Jacobucci and
Carmine Angeloni. Proud grandfather of
Amanda (Ben) Swain,
Richard Antonucci,
Jeffrey Arbour,
Nicole Antonucci,
Melissa Angeloni,
Michele Angeloni,
Aleshia Ceste,
Tyler Ceste, and the late
John Angeloni. Great grandfather of
Jaxon Swain and
Dominic Fiore.
Visiting hours will be held Saturday morning from 8:30-10:15 in the Iovanne Funeral Home, Inc. 11 Wooster Place in New Haven. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Michael Church at 10:30. Burial with military honors will follow in All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.
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It Never Happened (A Memoir In Meme Form)
= CHAPTER ONE: "TEN YEARS AGO THIS VERY DAY"
"It was pretty much exactly ten years ago this very day -- "
“ . . . It never happened."
"Yes, it did. That was the day that my brother met me for lunch at a casual dining seafood restaurant in Wareham, Massachusetts."
"You are deluded."
"The reason I remember it so well is that -- "
"You lie."
"He played one of his l favorite funny, funny jokes on me. Which was to arrange a meeting and then totally stand me up. Which was super super funny. And then he would completely deny it. The first time he ever did this was in 1979. In Harvard Square."
"You fantasize."
"And I believe that this lunch we had together was the first initial swirl, in what was to be my final -- I was circling the drain. For the last time. I was a horrible person! I was the worst type of person a person could be. Also, I was completely out of my mind. My whole entire life up to this point had been just ...
It Never Happened (A Memoir In Meme Form)
= CHAPTER ONE: "TEN YEARS AGO THIS VERY DAY"
"It was pretty much exactly ten years ago this very day -- "
“ . . . It never happened."
"Yes, it did. That was the day that my brother met me for lunch at a casual dining seafood restaurant in Wareham, Massachusetts."
"You are deluded."
"The reason I remember it so well is that -- "
"You lie."
"He played one of his l favorite funny, funny jokes on me. Which was to arrange a meeting and then totally stand me up. Which was super super funny. And then he would completely deny it. The first time he ever did this was in 1979. In Harvard Square."
"You fantasize."
"And I believe that this lunch we had together was the first initial swirl, in what was to be my final -- I was circling the drain. For the last time. I was a horrible person! I was the worst type of person a person could be. Also, I was completely out of my mind. My whole entire life up to this point had been just one long, endless series of psychotic breaks, one after the other, for f -- "
"You are ...
So It Was Pretty Much Exactly Ten Years Ago This Very Day: A Short Story
“ . . . It never happened."
"Yes, it did. That was the day that my sister met me for lunch at a casual dining seafood restaurant in Wareham, Massachusetts."
"You are deluded."
"The reason I remember it so well is that -- "
"You lie."
"She played one of her l favorite funny tricks on me. Which was to arrange a meeting and then totally stand me up. Which was super super funny. And the she would completely deny it. The first time she ever did this was in 1979. In Harvard Square."
"You fantasize."
"And I believe that this lunch we had together was the first initial swirl, in what was to be my final -- I was circling the drain. For the last time. I was a horrible person! I was the worst type of person a person could be. Also, I was completely out of my mind. My whole entire life up to this point had been just one long, endless series of psychotic breaks, one after the other, for f -- "
"You are manipulative. What is it you really want?"
"And ...
