Vito Mossa

Vito Mossa of Bedford, New York passed away on November 23, 2012 at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on October 10, 1912 to Nicola and Rosa Mossa in Sannicandro di Bari, Italy. Vito was a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He emigrated from Italy to Canada with his late wife Maria and daughter in 1951 and then to the United States in 1960. While in the United States, Vito was a life-long New Yorker, first living in Manhattan, then the Bronx and Pleasantville, and lastly Bedford. At different times, he owned and operated several businesses with his wife, daughter and son-in-law, including a butcher shop in Toronto and an Italian grocery in the Bronx. Vito's greatest passions in life were gardening, keeping up on current events, attending church, and doting over his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Vito is survived by his loving daughter Rose Racanelli of Bedford, New York. He is also survived by his four grandsons, Alex of Danbury, Connecticut, Vito of New Fairfield, Connecticut, John of Manhattan, New York, and Martin of Monroe, New York, his two granddaughters-in-law, Mary and Andrea, his great granddaughters, Katherine and Madeline, and numerous nieces and nephews. Vito was preceded in death by his wife Maria and his son-in-law Martino Racanelli.