Robert K. Dascenzo Obituary (1953 - 2014)

Brunswick- Bob Dascenzo – 61 – Died Tuesday March 25, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston of heart failure related to Amyloid disease. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut January 26, 1953, the son of Patsy and Audrey Pierce, Dascenzo. He attended New Canaan schools and during his adolescence assisted with tasks at his father’s gas stations, where he developed an interest in mechanics and cars. Bob moved from Connecticut to Maine in 1975 living in Raymond, Wiscasset, and eventually settling in Brunswick. Bob pursued his interest in mechanics working on outboards and snowmobiles before transitioning to car sales. Bob worked at Bodwell Chrysler Jeep Dodge for a total of 20 years. Bob considered the Bodwell’s and all who worked there as a part of his extended family. Bob enjoyed living in the State of Maine, taking rides along the coastline, hiking, and sailing on beloved Casco Bay. He was a gun enthusiast, avid reader, and found pleasure in caring for the many pets he had throughout his lifetime. Surviving is his wife, Ruth Lockhart-Dascenzo of Brunswick, mother, Audrey Loud of New Canaan, Conn., sister, Patty Kupidlowski and husband, Peter of Norwalk, Conn. , sister, Karen Reid of New Canaan, Conn. , brother, Lee Dascenzo and wife Cara of Stratford, Conn., sister Carol Kelley and husband Jeff of New Canaan, Conn., seven nieces and nephews and one great niece. There will be a celebration of Bob’s life on Saturday April 5, at the Maine Street Baptist Church, Brunswick, at 12:30 p.m. and a reception to follow at Scarlet Begonias, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to www.AmyloidosisSupport.org; Mass General Transplant Center (617) 726-2200 Coastal Human Society , 190 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Arrangements are by Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick, where memorial condolences and a memorial tribute may be viewed at www.stetsonsfuneralhome.com