Maria Spada

Born in Floridia, Province of Siracusa, Sicily on January 13, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Carmela (Romano) Testa. She immigrated to the United States with her husband and three children in 1958, settling in Hartford. She worked for many years as a seamstress at the Lombardo Dress Company in Hartford. She was an avid gardener and loved her roses. With fresh vegetables from the garden, she loved to cook delicious and memorable meals for her family. Her cookies were always a family favorite. Maria and her husband loved socializing with friends and family, gathering together to play cards and share recipes and stories. More than anything she cherished time spent with her family, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter, Tina Indomenico and her husband Gaetano of Rocky Hill; two sons, Salvatore Spada and his wife Linda of Newark, Delaware and Tom Spada and his wife Helen of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; ten grandchildren, Franco (Alicia) Indomenico, Connie (John) Buscema, Ezio (Silvana) Indomenico, Salvatore (Tracy) Indomenico, Gina Spada, Joey Spada, Natalie (Harvey) Alexander, Lori (Jay) Lynch, Nicholas (Lindsay) Spada and Lindsey (Mark) Thwaites as well as thirteen great grandchildren, Kayla, Samantha, Izzy, Dylan, Gaetano, Salvatore, Michael, Elizabeth, Breanna, Jessica, Dominic, Caroline and James. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by two brothers and a sister.

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Anna Greco for the compassionate care that she provided Maria over the last five years.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday (July 5th) at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Christ the King Parish (Corpus Christi Church) 601 Silas Deane Hghwy., Wethersfield. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford.

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