Sebastian Gianni

January 22, 2020

Sebastian Gianni, 91, of West Hartford, beloved husband for 65 years of Ninna (Latina) Gianni, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Hospital on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Born in Floridia, Province of Siracusa, Sicily on October 27, 1928, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Carmela Gianni. Sebastian arrived in the United States in 1952. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Hartford in 1957 and took part in graduate work at UConn. He worked for Royal McBee and both the military and commercial divisions of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Sebastian was a founding member of EPCI, an organization promoting Italian culture, and a proud member of the Italian American Stars, A.C. often serving as Treasurer. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who will be forever missed by his loving wife Ninna; two children, Melinda (Gianni) Krusz and husband Kevin Krusz of Farmington; Joseph Gianni and his wife Mary Ann Gianni of West Hartford; and the brightest lights in his universe his grandchildren Katherine Gianni, Sarah Gianni, William Krusz and Veronica Krusz. He is survived by his sister, Lucia Bazzano of Floridia, Sicily; and his brother, Paolo Gianni and wife Luigina of Brescia Italy, as well as a nephew and two nieces, and many friends. Sebastian’s family is very thankful to the doctors and nurses in the Congestive Heart Failure program at St. Francis for their loving and gentle care. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant St., West Hartford on Saturday (February 1) at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be sent to St. Francis Hospital Foundation in Hartford. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com