Obituaries

Anthony 'Sonny' Carlo, 85; Operated Carlo Brothers Clothing Store in Greenwich

Calling hours will be held Friday, May 9 with the funeral scheduled for Saturday, May 10.


Anthony J. ‘Sonny’ Carlo passed away on May 7, 2014 at Greenwich Hospital. He was 85.

Sonny, as he was known to his friends was born in Stamford on Jan. 23, 1929 to the late Cancetta and Peter Carlo.

Sonny and his late brother Steven owned and operated Carlo Brothers clothing store in Greenwich, a business that grew from one their father, Peter, first opened on Greenwich Avenue in 1929, as Monte Carlo Cleaners and Tailors.

Sonny married his wife Joan on April 29, 1956. Together they had four children. Mary Ann Rohr (Fritzj of Greenwich, Linda Conti (Richard) of Stamford, Peter Carlo of Greenwich, and Sandra Spezzano (John) of Woodbury, CT. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Stephen and Ryan Hohl and Kathleen, Dennis and Joseph Spezzano.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, Steven and Mel, and his sister Rosemary ‘Dolly’ Stuttig.

Friends and family may call on Friday, May 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Castiglione Funeral Home, 134 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich. The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 10 at St. Roch’s Church, St. Roch Avenue, Greenwich at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Greenwich.


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