Emily Capalbo passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at the age of 89. She was born to the late Nicholas and Mary (Altamura) Zacarolo on Feb. 2, 1932.
Emily was a lifelong resident of Greenwich. She attended North Mianus School and Greenwich High School. On Oct. 27, 1951, she married her beloved spouse Rocco Capalbo Jr. (also of Greenwich).
For almost 60 years, Emily spent most of her adult life running a family-owned business, Rocco Capalbo Jr. Refuse Inc. that she started with her late husband and continued to run alongside her son, Richard Capalbo.
Emily was a woman of family and faith. She was a devoted Catholic and parishioner to St. Catherine of Siena Church. She loved her home and spending time with her family. You could find her either in the kitchen baking or outside planting in her yard.
She is survived by her son, Richard Capalbo and his wife Margaret; her granddaughters, Francesca (Andrew) Meyer and Ashley (Hudson) Woodward; two great-grandchildren, Wren and Everett Meyer; and by a niece, Toni Maria Gibbons and nephew, Nicholas Zacarolo.
Besides her parents, Emily was predeceased by her loving husband Rocco of 41 years, her brother Anthony Zacarolo and by a niece Mary Zacarolo.
Family welcomed all relatives and friends on Sunday, April 18 at Bosak Funeral Home, Stamford. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Monday, April 19, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Riverside. Interment followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Greenwich.
To leave an expression of sympathy for her family online, you may sign the guestbook at bosakfuneralhome.com or visit the funeral home Facebook page at facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome
