Natalie (Baldino) Paladino

Natalie (Baldino) Paladino, 89, of Kensington, widow of both Frank Louis Cuccia and Joseph Edward Paladino, died Saturday evening (July 16, 2016) at The Hospital for Special Care in New Britain. Born in White Plains, New York, daughter of the late Gaetano and the late Caroline (Pace) Baldino, she was employed at Norman Miller Clothing Store, and then at Ferndale Drug until her retirement. She was a member of St. Paul's Church, and the Berlin Seniors. Natalie is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Deborah Cuccia of East Burke, Vermont, a daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Thomas Zigmont of Kensington, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Patrick and Deborah Baldino of Southington, and Frank and Kathy Baldino of Newington, four grandchildren, Michael Zigmont and his wife Elizabeth, Mark Zigmont and his wife Melissa, Caroline Paradis and her husband Eric, and Curtis Cuccia and his wife Nicki, three great-grandchildren, Mark, Domenic, and Isabella Zigmont, five in-laws, Sebby Bianca, Donald Ring, and Grace, Lori, and Lillian Baldino, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her two husbands, she was predeceased by four brothers, John, Jimmy, Thomas, and Tony Baldino, and four sisters, Betty Ring, Fannie Bianca, Mary Gallo, and Carolyn DeSeno. Funeral services will be held Thursday (July 21, 2016) at 9am from Porter's Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway, Berlin, with a Funeral Liturgy at 10am at St. Paul's Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Friends and relatives are invited to call at the funeral home on Wednesday (July 20, 2016) from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Joseph Manzi Foundation, 192 Harvest Hill Road, Kensington, CT 06037, or to Good Cause Gifts/Futures, 384 Main Street, Berlin, CT 06037.