Maria Scornaienchi Presta

PRESTA, Maria, with her family at her side, peacefully ended her lifetime of mothering and nurturing at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Antonio Presta for 67 years. Dear daughter of the late Salvatore and Paolina Scornaienchi and daughter-in-law of the late Salvatore and Maria Presta of Dipignano, Cosenza, Italy. Dearest mother of Anne Marie Corbett (Don), Paulina Borland, Adele Gardiner, Laura Cesco (John) and Marilyn Currie (David). Dear Nonna of Christopher Corbett (Michelle), Natalie McCallum (David), Spencer Borland, Taylor Borland (Sungjoo), Marlon Imasogie, Marco Cesco, and Bisnonna of William Corbett and Anna McCallum. Loving sister of the late Vincenzo (Gina), late Guiseppe (Ernestina), Alfredo (Adelina) and Alfonzo (Lina). As well as her siblings Lidia and Frank of Italy. Dear sister-in-law of the late Rafael Presta (late Guiseppina), late Luciano Presta, late Guiseppe Presta (late Kay), Alfredo Presta (late Anne Marie) and Assunta Presta. Dear Zia to many nieces and nephews. Born in Dipignano Cosenza Italy in 1925, Maria assumed a mothering role at the young age of 14 with the untimely death of her mother, Paolina. Maria was married in Dipignano in 1946 to Antonio Presta. She later immigrated to Canada in 1952 with her eldest daughters to join her husband. In the following years she gave life to three more daughters and helped greatly in the immigration and settlement of her three brothers and their wives and two brothers-in-law. To the end of her days she cherished, sheltered and nurtured her five children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Mass to be celebrated from St. Gregory’s Catholic Church on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 10:30 am. Rev. Trevor Scarfone officiating. Entombment Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum. Memorial contributions to ARCH would be appreciated by the family. Special thank you to the staff of ARCH as well as Dr. Shaffie, Dr. Mathew, Dr. Kargbo, Dr. Gieni, Dr. Ianni, Kathy McCullough and the staff of 3B, 3C and Kim Fleury at the Sault Area Hospital for their care and compassion. Expressions of sympathy may be offered at www.arthurfuneralhome.com

You have mothered all of us, and we shall love you forever.