Gaetano Bucciero

Gaetano Bucciero, 91, passed away peacefully on March 18th, 2026 following a courageous battle with cancer. He fought his many illnesses until the end with the tenacity and indomitable spirit he carried through his entire life, surrounded by the family he loved and who cherished him dearly.

Gaetano was the son of the late Pietro & Sofia Bucciero, and is predeceased by his brothers Frank (Rose) Bucciero and Pasquale (Filomena) Bucciero. He is survived by his devoted wife of sixty-seven years, Maria; his beloved children, Sofia Sanchez, Jo Bucciero, Francesco (Janet) Bucciero, and Michael (Christine) Bucciero; his brother Dominick (Maria) Bucciero, ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Born in 1934, Gaetano grew up and spent his early life in the small town of Recale, Italy, where he met and married his wife, Maria, served in the military, worked as a construction foreman, built a home, and started a family. After immigrating to New York in 1969, Gaetano and his wife and children made their new home in the Bronx and later in Yonkers, where they lived until moving to Ridgefield, CT in 2003.

A skilled tradesman, Gaetano worked in and around New York City for nearly thirty years. Throughout his life, even in post retirement, he had a passion for renovating his home and more importantly, the homes of his family. Right up until the end, he could be seen with his hands clenched behind his back walking around the ‘job site’ inspecting his work. If someone else did the work, they better have been good or we would have heard about it.

Gaetano loved taking espresso with a biscotti after dinner (and after lunch), doing sudoku with a pen (even the hard ones), meticulously perfecting his lawn and garden, playing Scopa, watching the Yankees and his grandchildren play baseball, vacationing with his family, and supervising the annual Bucciero tomato sauce making tradition each August. He will be remembered for his fierce independence, his quiet strength, his epic stories, and his devotion to the family he loved so much.

Family and friends will be received on Monday, March 23, 2026 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Kane Funeral Home; 25 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM in Saint Mary’s Church; 55 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield. Entombment will follow in Rosewood Mausoleum – Ferncliff Cemetery; Hartsdale, NY.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gaetano’s memory may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation: https://themmrf.org