February 13, 2021
Mario Caputo
PHOENIX – Sixty-four years was not long enough. Mario Caputo was a God-loving man, amazing chef, jokester, life of the party, devoted husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather; he passed away on Feb. 7, 2021 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Mario was born in Tolve, Italy, in the Province of Potenza, to Antonio and Lucia Caputo on Oct. 24, 1956. He was raised in a small town where he enjoyed playing with his friends, being mischievous, singing to his sisters while they were picking fruit, olives, almonds on the farm, and cracking jokes.
In this small town, where Paola’s family also lived, his future mother-in-law Anna Maria would sell him penny candy at la bottega. At age 6 he moved to northern Italy to Chieri, Torino; he was raised there until age 11 when his family made the big move to the United States.