White Plains/Geneseo: John Philip Rutigliano, aged 87, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2023, the 108th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birthday.  John was born on November 14, 1936 in White Plains, NY to the late Giuseppe and Teresa (Ventrella) Rutigliano. He was predeceased by older brother Cataldo, older sister Clara, and dear family friend turned sister, Terri Santos, a young student from the Philippines whom Giuseppe, Teresa, and family welcomed into their home and family forever. He is survived by his first wife, Josephine Saccone, and was predeceased by his second wife, Nina Edberg. 

John is survived by his brother Louis Rutigliano of White Plains, daughter Marie (Jerry) Rutigliano of Mamaroneck, NY, son John Anthony (Dee Dee) Rutigliano of Geneseo, NY, grandchildren Joseph (Lena Richie), Mary (Isma Castellanos), Anthony, John, and Rafael, and great-grandson Bruno. 

John graduated White Plains High School and proudly served in the United States Army in the 62nd Engineer Battalion during the Berlin Conflict. He was a forty-two year volunteer firefighter and served a term as Captain at the Halstead Manor Engine and Hose Company #4 in Mamaroneck, NY. In 2001, He headed the committee to purchase Engine 38, a green Seagrave Pumper Tanker. John worked his entire forty-two year career at Con Edison throughout Westchester County and New York City in the gas operations division. 

John treasured his parents and honored their sacrifices as immigrants. He considered his fluent Italian his greatest inheritance. John turned his two-family home into a single-family home with the help of fire house and Con Ed friends he called “my guys”. John created the world’s largest portable air horn featuring a 20 gallon compressed air tank fitted to a fire truck air horn. It worked. He had a mechanic’s hands, an engineer’s mind, a chef’s palate, and a musician’s ear, all of which enriched his life and the lives of those around him. 

John’s family appreciates everyone at the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mount Morris, NY for offering the exceptional care and attention that John enjoyed.

To honor John’s memory, our family asks you to do some of his favorite things: (1) repair something for someone (and share with them how you did it), (2) sing along and appreciate a Frank Sinatra song, and (3) make something special for dinner. 

Al lontano, guagliò. 

Visitation will be on Tuesday, December, 19, from 4pm-8pm at McMahon, Lyon & Hartnett Funeral Home, 491 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, New York http://www.mcmahonfuneralhome.com 

Funeral mass will be on Wednesday, December 20, at 11am at Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 148 Hamilton Ave, White Plains, NY 10601. Burial with military honors will immediately follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 575 Hillside Ave, White Plains, NY 10603. 

In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution in John’s honor to the Halstead Manor Fire Department, 1400 Halstead Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. To  To share a memory or a condolence, please visit www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com