With great sadness, we share the news that Diana (Colantonio) Antolini of Wethersfield, passed peacefully on May 9, 2024. Diana was born on October 30, 1931 in Pratola Peligna, province of Aquila, Italy to the late Agata (Cianfaglione) and Salvatore Colantonio. She married her best friend, Silvio Antolini, in 1949. Together they immigrated to the United States in 1950, first settling in Hartford before moving to Wethersfield, sharing 65 wonderful years.
Diana was a proud retiree of the Wiremold Company, where she made many life-long friends. She enjoyed visiting new places, especially with the people that meant the most to her. Diana never missed a dance recital, a sporting event or school activity. She brought people together at the table to share her signature recipes and culinary expertise, and never let anyone leave without a second helping.
Diana leaves behind to mourn her passing, her daughter, Ginette Winiarski, and her son, Robert Antolini, and his wife Laurie. She was the loving grandmother to Elizabeth (James), Andrea (Trevor), Kristen (Andrew), Robert (Kelley), and Stephanie. She was also the beloved Nonni to her cherished great-grandchildren, Samuel, Isabella, Jack, Luca, Carter, Sophia, and Nina. Diana is also survived by her sister-in-law, Olympia Antolini, and special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In addition to her husband and parents, Diana was predeceased by her brother, Gino Colantonio, her son-in-law, Paul Winiarski, her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Maria and Pasquale Antolini, her three brothers-in-law, Antonio, Mario and Ezio and her two sisters-in-law, Rose and Sylvia.
We will miss you, but your legacy of endless love will live on in all of us.
Calling hours will be Tuesday, May 14 from 9-10:15 a.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in the Christ the King Parish at the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect Street, Wethersfield. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, donations in Diana’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Church of the Incarnation. To share a memory of Diana, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com
