Mario N. Belletti of Mattituck died on March 14, 2018. He was 89 years old.
He was born on Oct. 17, 1928 in New York, New York to Rita (St. Clear) and William Belletti.
Mario served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947 and was part of the Tank Retrieval Guard at Nuremberg Trails, which was part of the military force sent in to clean up and dismantle Auschwitz.
He married his wife Florence in 1955 and together they made their home in Mattituck.
He was a self-employed commercial fisherman and long distance truck driver for 55 years. He was also a founding member to the New York Travelers Association.
He is survived by three children, Vincent of Flanders, William of Bay Shore and Mary Griffin of Mattituck; by eight grandchildren: Janessa, Vicky, Samantha, Allie, Nick, Robert, Thomas and Justina; and by four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Florence and siblings, Joseph, Norton, Rita and Una.
Graveside services with U.S. Army honors were conducted on March 17 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery in Cutchogue by Father Peter Garry.
DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck assisted in the family.