Carlo Arco

  Carlo Arco, 70, of Newburgh, New York, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2022 at

Vassar Brothers Medical Center with his beloved wife and family at his side. He was born on

April 19th,1952 in Turin, Italy and was adopted at six years old by Sam and Katherine Arco of

Trumbull, Connecticut.

He entered into the family business of Automatic Plating in Bridgeport, Connecticut and then

opened Bridgeport Classic Cars. He then relocated to New York in 1994 where he met and

married the love of his life in 1995. He spent his later years working at Torsone and Darrow’s

Funeral Homes as well as Poughkeepsie and Morning Star Ford. Carlo enjoyed life to its fullest

and loved interacting with all that he met. He had a particular fondness for animals especially

his beloved Diora.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Carla Jean Arco. He is survived by his

wife, Debra Arco of Newburgh, NY; Claire Arco, his first wife, daughter, Dana Arco; grand-

daughter, Jada Moses all of Connecticut, brothers Joseph Arco of New Hampshire, Angelo and

Tony Iuppa of Sicily, and sisters Francesca, Serena, and Clementine Iuppa of Sicily, and many

cousins, nieces, and nephews. The family is forever grateful to John Battersby Campitelli for his

invaluable support and assistance in helping to unite Carlo with his biological family in Italy.

This brought him much joy and comfort in the last years of his life.

Interment will be private at the request of the family. Arrangements were under the direction of

Joseph J. Darrow Sr. Funeral Home, Poughkeepsie.

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