Philip Cedro

Philip Cedro, 93 of Hamden, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2022 at Connecticut Hospice of Branford. Born on January 15, 1929 in New Haven, he was the son of the late Vito and Anna (Cassata) Cedro. Phil was the husband of the late Jacqueline Sokira Cedro. He is survived by his loving children Nancy (Benjamin) Brown, Robert (Annette) Cedro, and Suzanne (David) Haas, four grandchildren Allison (John) Chester, Cameron Brown, Gregory Brown, Julia Haas, great-grandson Ian Chester, and his siblings Ida DiPalma and Mary Bogrette. He was predeceased by his sister Josephine DelMonaco, and his brothers Michael Cedro and Vito Cedro. Phil graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1947 and joined his father and brothers to run the family business, V. Cedro & Sons Inc., wholesale banana distributors in New Haven, CT, until it was sold in 1990. In 1952 he married Jacqueline and they moved to Hamden. Phil loved the social aspect of the family banana business, such as delivering bananas to various markets large and small and making friends along the way. With the perfect combination of skills, Phil and his brothers grew their business to have several trucks out daily delivering bananas across New Haven County. Phil enjoyed spending his Sunday afternoons visiting with his large Italian family, complete with a stop to pick up Italian pastries on the way. He also enjoyed vacationing in Cape Cod with family and friends and spending time at his grandsons’ baseball and basketball games. He was always thrilled to see his granddaughters’ singing and dancing. He was overjoyed when his great grandson Ian was born, who lovingly called Phil “Great PeePaw”. He will be remembered by all for his big smile, generosity, great sense of humor, quick wit, and endless puns. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated Friday (December 30th) at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of MT. Carmel Church. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation at Sisk Brothers Funeral Home 3105 Whitney Ave. Hamden Friday (Dec. 30th) from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. THE FAMILY HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL VISITORS PLEASE WEAR A MASK. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd. Branford CT 06405 in memory of Philip Cedro.

Philip Cedro

January 15, 1929 - December 10, 2022