Obituaries
Obituary: Ferdinand "Fred" James Caruso, 84, Of Ridgefield
Fred had a successful finance career at IBM that spanned over forty years, and he valued the many friendships he made.
Information and Photo Courtesy Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Ferdinand "Fred" James Caruso, of Ridgefield passed away peacefully on Jan. 12, 2023, at the age of 84.
Fred was born in Clarksburg, WV to Thomas Sebastian and Mary Fragomene Caruso on Dec. 2, 1938. He attended Wheeling College in West Virginia and then enlisted in the Navy serving as an officer, traveling the world. When he returned home, Fred met and married the love of his life, Anna Oliverio, on Dec. 16, 1967. He began a successful finance career at IBM that spanned over forty years, and he valued the many friendships he made.
Fred was a beloved, caring and devoted husband, father, son, brother, grandfather (Papi), uncle and friend. His unwavering faith in God and love of family, especially his dearest Anna, were clear to all who knew him. He found great inspiration in the Blessed Mother, attending daily mass and serving as a Eucharistic Minister. No distance was too far to be with family in West Virginia or to attend out-of-town events for his children and grandchildren. He was always a source of wisdom and guidance for his family and loved to tell a good story. He was a man with a kind heart, big hugs and humility that spread to his four children and eleven grandchildren.
In addition to his wife of fifty-five years, Fred is survived by his children Mary Rose Cherrone and her husband Michael, Angela McGowan and her husband Stephen, Thomas Caruso, and Stephanie Caruso and her husband Allen; his grandchildren: Sarah, Katie, Lauren and Danielle McGowan; Andrew and Nicole Cherrone; Abigail, Isabella and Vincent Caruso; and Ferdinand and Dante Sawyer; his sister, Angela Romano and many beloved nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brothers, Michael, Vincent and Peter Caruso.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Mary's Church; 55 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield. Interment will follow in Saint Mary's Cemetery; 110 North Street, Ridgefield. There will be no calling hours.
A livestream of the funeral mass will be available through this link.
A special thank you to all family and friends for their loving prayers and support. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Fred’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
