Angelina Edith (Fusckino) Stambough Obituary (1934

Angelina Edith Fusckino Stambough was born in Plainville, Connecticut on March 22, 1934 to Joseph A. Fusckino and Stephanie H. Damiano Fusckino. Her father was a railroad worker and her mother was a homemaker and assembly line worker. After high school graduation she worked as a telephone operator before joining the United States Marine Corps in 1954. After completing boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina she reported for duty at Camp Pendleton, CA on April 1, 1954. That night she met the handsome young Marine who was to become the love of her life. She and Mike were married at the Ranch House Chapel on Camp Pendleton and were married 40 years until his death in 1994. Angie is survived by her brother Joseph Fusckino Jr., her sister-in-law Nancy Fusckino, her daughter Elena Noakes and her son-in-law Paul Noakes, her son Michael Stambough and her daughter-in-law Jodi Reed Stambough, her son Stephen Stambough and her daughter-in-law Valerie O'Regan, her grandson Paul Noakes Jr. and grand-daughter-in-law Diane Noakes, her granddaughter Angela Noakes, and her great granddaughter Jocelyn Wren Noakes. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, and nephews whom she loved as if they were her own. She is also survived by lifelong friends from the military including Harriet, Paula, Geri, Paul, and Val. Throughout her life, Angie was active in many community organizations including leadership positions with the Staff NCO Wives Club and the Italian Catholic Federation. She loved going to concerts and theater and often said that her heart was left in San Francisco by Tony Bennett's voice. She loved to travel especially when she took her grandchildren to Italy to see where her family originated and meet many cousins and aunts. She loved playing games with family especially word games, was a constant practical-joker, and was a devoted pet-parent to her cat, Stinker.