Francesca Marinaro

Francesca was born on September 25, 1931 in Grimaldi, Italy to Pasquale and Teresa Abate. She grew up in Italy; she travelled from Naples, Italy to Canada on the ship Olympica, landing in Halifax on April 27, 1956. From there she travelled by train to Thunder Bay where her brother, Joe, picked her up. She spent two years in Thunder Bay, working as a seamstress, sewing post office bags and tents. She was united in marriage to Evaristo (Antonio) Marinaro on April 27, 1957. She and Antonio moved to Atikokan in 1958 where she worked at the Radisson Hotel for 12 and half years and then the White Otter Inn for 7 and half years. She retired in 1984. Francesca was a long time member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League

She was predeceased by her father Pasquale; mother Teresa in 1993 and sister Maria Malito in 2005.

She is survived by her husband Evaristo (Antonio); brother Joe Abate; son Antonio (wife Sarah); grandchildren Francesca Perry (Shaun), Micheal Thomas, Heidi Cahill (Johnny), Tiffany Veldhuisen (Andrew), Antonio (TJ) Marinaro, 8 great grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces including Francesca Matiowsky with whom she had a special relationship

A memorial mass will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018 at 11:00am at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Atikokan, Ontario.

If friends so desire in memoriam donations may be made to the St.Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League, P.O. Box 160, Atikokan, Ontario, P0T 1C0

Online condolences may be made in care of www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com.