Genevieve “Jane” Fragola Belbusti, 88, passed away peacefully at The Landing’s Opal Unit in North Haven on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Jane was born in Stamford on July 21, 1936, the youngest child of the late Louis and Anna Capasso Fragola.
Beloved wife of the late John Belbusti, Jane is survived by a stepson, John A. Belbusti, of Azusa, CA and granddaughter, Heather Stevens, of Los Angeles, CA; brother-in-law, George (Colleen) Belbusti, of West Haven; sister-in-law, Phyliss Fragola, of Barrington, RI and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Sister of the late Freda Yates, Frances (Marion) Fragola, and Dr. Louis Fragola.
Jane graduated from WHHS and was a member of the IKA Sorority, moving on and graduating from UCONN, she began a long career in teaching. Genevieve lived and taught in Seattle, WA; and upon returning to West Haven, she went onto getting her Master's in Elementary Education at SCSC.
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Jane met and married the love of her life, John Belbusti, in 1972, which led them to move to Oxnard, CA. There Jane taught at Hueneme Elementary School. She liked exercising, reading and walking. But most of all, Jane and her husband, John, enjoyed traveling extensively all over the world visiting such places as Russia, Italy and Egypt to name a few.
Special thanks go out to the wonderful caregivers and nurses in the Opal Memory Unit of The Landing of North Haven, as well as all involved in her Hospice Care.
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A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John the XXIII Parish in St. John Vianney Church, 300 Captain Thomas Blvd., West Haven on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St Lawrence Cemetery. THERE WILL BE NO CALLING HOURS. Arrangements are in care of the PORTO FUNERAL HOME, 830 Jones Hill Rd., West Haven. Please join us after for a celebration of life luncheon to be held at Lorenzo’s, 39 Elm St., West Haven. Donations in Jane’s memory can be made to the Kid-U-Not Living Organ Donor Fund, 1204 Main St. #220, Branford, CT 06405. Sign Jane’s guest book online at www.portofuneralhomes.net.
