Wellington, Florida

William Peter Uglietto 98, of Wellington Florida passed away peacefully on October 19, 2018 after a short illness. William (Bill) was a long time resident of Massachusetts before retiring to Florida with his loving wife Edna in 1984.

Bill entered the Army at the age of 19 and spent five years overseas during World War II on both the African and European continents. During World War II Bill's duties included serving as General George Patton's driver. Bill was a recipient of the Purple Heart, Victory Medal World War II Silver Star, Europe-African Medal and the French Legion of Honor World War II. Bill also participated in the flight of honor to Washington DC to visit the World War II memorial.

Bill was a life time member of the Elks. He was the Exalted Ruler of the Somerville, MA Lodge 917 in 1964.

Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife Edna and his sisters Anna, Patsy and Marion. He is survived by his three daughters Doreen Cafarella (Anthony), Patricia Lavoie (Melvin) and Maxine Koerber (Kevin) and his long time loving companion, Elsie Simpson. He is also survived by six grandchildren Anthony and William Cafarella, Michelle Lavoie Parent, Lynn, Lee and Jill Koerber, ten great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of his life will be held at 12 noon on Friday November 9, 2018 at the Palm Beach National Chapel located at 10055 Heritage Farm Rd, Lake Worth, FL.  At 1:30 pm  he will be given a military salute for his service to our country at the South Florida National Cemetery. A celebration of his life will continue at the Buena Vida Ballroom Wellington Florida.