Ralph A. Fiorio, 97, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2022 at Putnam Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Brewster NY.

Born in Peekskill, NY on February 18, 1925, he was the son of Samuel Edward and Angelina (Varesi) Fiorio. He was a true hero who served in WWII in the Army from March 1943 to January 1946. He was in the 8th Armored Division and was very proud to serve his country. He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and was honored with a Purple Heart.

On July 30th, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY, Ralph married the love of his life, Mary Joan (McCann), who pre-deceased him on February 13, 2015.

He is survived by his seven wonderful children and their spouses, Deacon James (Mary Beth) Fiorio of Poughkeepsie, Brian Fiorio of New Windsor, Ralph (Karen) Fiorio of Highland, Marianne Braccini of North Fort Myers, FL, Regina (Bill) Neff of Milford, DE, Dan (Maggie) Fiorio of Lewes, DE, and Eileen (Doug) Greene of Bethel, CT; his 11 grandchildren, Marc Fiorio (Catina Leon), Allison (Frank) Chimera, Rob Fiorio, Patricia Williams, Mark Harris, Kristen Neff, Daniel Fiorio Jr., Paul Neff, Justin Greene, Dana Fiorio and Megan Greene; and his seven great-grandchildren, Ronan Chimera, Jake Williams, Brynn Fiorio, Lila Williams, Cora Chimera, Caroline Bea Harris and Audrey Elle Harris.

He attended Peekskill High School and left after his junior year to voluntarily enlist in the US Army (before he received his draft notice). He attended the Chicago Institute of Technology 1947-1948, employed at Imperial Radio 1948-1950, the VA Hospital, Montrose NY 1950-1953, and worked at IBM from 1953-1987. He belonged to the Elks, VFW, American Legion, Disabled War Veterans, Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Military Order of the Purple Heart and Wounded Warriors. Our Dad was always our Hero in so many ways. We only recently learned that after he was wounded in battle, he went back into the burning tank to pull out another injured soldier.

Ralph loved his family tremendously. He was so proud of each and every one of us. Some of his hobbies were reading, bowling, golf and cooking. His passion for cooking was a true art and you could feel all of the love with each meal. He always would say that the secret to a long life was garlic, olive oil, and family.

He was known and loved by so many and everyone who met him, adored him. He treated everyone like family, and always enjoyed being in your company. He was extremely knowledgeable about so many topics, and could talk for hours on end sharing his wealth of information. He even wrote his own memoirs (with historical pictures included) from birth to 1946. In one excerpt, he wrote, "Ironically, I was in and out of a war and yet not old enough to vote. I have no regrets, and I would do it all over again."

He was truly the epitome of "The Greatest Generation". The world was definitely a brighter place while he we was in it, for all that were fortunate enough to know him. We miss you tremendously, and we all "love you very, very damn much".

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, November 10th from 4-8pm at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, November 11th at 10am at St. Martin de Porres Church, 118 Cedar Valley Road, Poughkeepsie, NY. Interment will be held on Saturday, November 12th at 11am at the Assumption Cemetery in Cortlandt Manor, NY.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to Hudson Valley Honor Flight, PO Box 375, Walden, NY 12586 hvhonorflight.com or the Wounded Warrior Project, woundedwarriorproject.org