Little Italy announces the death of Matriarch Olga Mary (Vaccari) Dal Santo. October 4, 2021 marks the end of an era in Little Italy. Almost forty years to the day since the passing of the last founder of Little Italy in 1981, the only surviving child of any of Little Italy’s founding families passed away at age 96. Her death marks the close of the first generation of children born in Little Italy to its founders. Olga was born in Little Italy, Arkansas, May 30, 1925 as the youngest of five children born to Ambrogio and Angela Vaccari. Olga married Italian immigrant John Dal Santo in October 1942. They were married 76 years before his death in March 2019; she is survived by her daughters Santina Ghidotti-Hogue (Ron), Alice Ostie (John), four grandchildren, Nicole Rhinehart (Geoff), John Ostie III (April), Jason Ghidotti (Natalie) and Jana Harral (Chris) and 11 greatgrandchildren, Mary, Nicholas, John IV, Evan, Logan, Nathan, Corinne, Rosie, Ben, Max, Giovanni. Olga was a lifelong member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Little Italy and was the chairperson of many of Little Italy’s annual Italian Festivals hosted by the church. A fantastic cook, she also cooked the spaghetti sauce for the meal well into her 70s. Olga was a steadfast supporter of Little Italy and in 2015 she served as the representative who delivered the articles of municipal incorporation for Little Italy to the Pulaski County Clerk for certification. Throughout the years, Olga provided countless interviews for the purpose of historical research on the topic of her youth and life in Little Italy. She was present at the opening of the Little Italy Heritage Museum in 2019; the accompanying picture shows her proudly standing in front of the portrait of her parents on the exhibit of Little Italy’s founders.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com for the DAL SANTO family.
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