Anna Siano

Grandma has been through a great deal these past years. The love, attention, time and dedication to grandma and her care during this difficult time by her children, our parents, are a testament to the love she engendered.

For some time now, her illness shielded her from the world, from us and from the death of Grandpa; only short glimpses into the woman we love and remember remained. What we cannot do is allow her illness to make us forget a women, a mother, a grandmother and great grandmother who was and always will be the spiritual conscience of the family. We remember Grandma spending time at Church, so much so that we used to joke that she had a “direct” line to God.

Now that she has moved on to be with Grandpa we should spend our time focusing on our memories of grandma, the good times and the wonderful woman she was. We can’t forget the times when she hung out the window looking for Grandpa on his walks to the avenue yelling “Sally”. And how she was his sous chef in the kitchen quietly helping create all those meals we loved over the years while giving Grandpa the credit. And from time to time she became his food tester. We distinctly remember Grandpa saying “Anna, I think this is bad, come taste it”. Their relationship and the time they shared is an inspiration for all of us as. Individually they were amazing and together they were Iconic.

We all remember a woman that embraced everyone she met the same, with a smile and a hug. There was a warmth to grandma, one that was felt by all who knew her. Even our friends would feel this connection; she literally was everyone’s grandma, instantaneously without reservation. Annmarie knew this best, when she brought a new friend home that friend instantly inherited a grandmother.

It is impossible to encapsulate her 93 years on this earth with one word or phrase but if we were to try and define Grandma it would be as the ultimate nurturer - she truly was the quintessential Italian grandmother. It is with this in mind that we don’t mourn her, rather remember and celebrate these times and keep her in our hearts forever.

We will always love you grandma!

The family will be receiving guests on Friday, February 1, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9pm at George Werst Funeral Home 71-41 Cooper Avenue Glendale, NY 11385. Funeral Mass to be celebrated Saturday at 9:45am at St. Margaret's RC Church 66-05 79th Place Middle Village, NY 11379. Interment to follow at St. Charles Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: QSAC Autism 30-10 38 Street Astoria, NY 11105 or Shareing & Careing Cancer Care 45-02 Ditmars Boulevard Suite 1016 Astoria, NY 11105.