Obituary: Lawrence P. Caragnano, 79, Of Hamden

WEST HAVEN, CT - (From West Haven Funeral Home): Lawrence P. Caragnano, 79, of Hamden, formerly of West Haven, passed away on December 2, 2020, after a long illness.

For 57 years, he was the loving husband of Jean Colacrai Caragnano.

Lawrence was born in New Haven, son of the late Giuseppe and Isabelle Caragnano.

He is also survived by his children Cheryl (Luca) Rastelli of Madison and Laurence (Terry) Caragnano of Ocala, Florida, his sister Linda Ciampini of Madison, his grandchildren Jonathan Caragnano, Elisa Rastelli, Alessandro Rastelli and Sofia Rastelli, many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by his brother Vincent Caragnano.

Lawrence was a longtime member of the West Haven community.

He was the owner of Larry’s Barbershop which became The Men’s Room and finally The Hair Center spanning 5 decades in West Haven.

He loved his family, practical jokes, his Porsche and good bourbon. He loved to tinker with everything especially his Pavoni expresso machines.

He always told his children to “reach for the stars and you can accomplish anything” and to always put 110% effort into everything you do.

Just like he dealt with all experiences in life, Larry managed his illness with extraordinary strength and grace and a bit of humor.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Anthony’s Church, New Haven on Thursday Dec. 10th at 10 am.

Interment will be private.

West Haven Funeral Home in care of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to either The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation www.themmrf.org or The Smilow Cancer Center www.closertofree.com.

For more information and to leave online condolences, visit West Haven Funeral Home here.